dpkg 1.15.8.4ubuntu1 - invalid character in version number

[jjkim5]

# sudo dpkg -i vasre-se-1.1.1~Debian_5-i386.deb

dpkg: error processing vasre-se-1.1.1~Debian_5-i386.deb (--install):
parse error, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/control' near line 2 package 'vasre-se':
error in Version string '1.1.1~Debian_5': invalid character in version number
Errors were encountered while processing:
vasre-se-1.1.1~Debian_5-i386.deb

I did install same package ok in 10.4 but now after I upgrade to 10.10 I am getting this error.

I have already tried

# sudo dpkg --clear-avail
# sudo aptitude update
# sudo aptitude upgrade

but that didn't help

Any suggestion?

[afrodeity]

try reinstalling the packages.