aptitude-common software package provides architecture independent files for the aptitude package manager, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install aptitude-common
aptitude-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the aptitude-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep aptitude-common *
You will get with aptitude-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | aptitude-common |
| Version | 0.6.11-1 |
| Description | architecture independent files for the aptitude package manager |
| Sub Section | Admin |