Thanks for the sensible comments Colin,
Here is what I originally got when trying to install build-essential:
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sudo aptitude install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
g++ g++-4.3 libstdc++6-4.3-dev
The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED:
fgfs-base libcal3d12 libode0debian1 linux-headers-2.6.24-23
linux-headers-2.6.24-23-generic plib1.8.4c2 python-cerealizer
python-editobj python-pyogg python-pyvorbis python-soya python-tofu
simgear0
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
dpkg-dev libc6-dev libgmp3c2 libmpfr1ldbl libtimedate-perl linux-libc-dev
patch
The following NEW packages will be installed:
build-essential dpkg-dev libc6-dev libgmp3c2 libmpfr1ldbl
libtimedate-perl linux-libc-dev patch
0 packages upgraded, 11 newly installed, 13 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1479kB/11.1MB of archives. After unpacking 436MB will be freed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libstdc++6-4.3-dev: Depends: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) which is a
virtual package.
Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) but
4.2.4-1ubuntu3 is installed.
g++-4.3: Depends: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) which is a virtual package.
Depends: gcc-4.3 (= 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) which is a virtual package.
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8~20080505) but 2.7-10ubuntu4 is installed.
g++: Depends: cpp (>= 4:4.3.1-1ubuntu2) but 4:4.2.3-1ubuntu6 is installed.
Depends: gcc (>= 4:4.3.1-1ubuntu2) but 4:4.2.3-1ubuntu6 is installed.
Depends: gcc-4.3 (>= 4.3.1-1) which is a virtual package.
Resolving dependencies...
open: 5882; closed: 4782; defer: 0; conflict: 107 o
No solution found within the allotted time. Try harder? [Y/n]
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By "perhaps move to apt-get?" I mean this is not a bug in build-
essential, but some problem with apt-get getting confused
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Broken dependency in build-essential for AMD64
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360550
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