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Unneeded Dependencies

$ sudo apt-get install bzr
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  bzrtools defoma file fontconfig fontconfig-config graphviz libcairo2 libdatrie0
  libdirectfb-1.0-0 libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libgraphviz4 libice6 libpango1.0-0
  libpango1.0-common libpixman-1-0 libsm6 libsysfs2 libthai-data libthai0
  libts-0.0-0 libxaw7 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-render0 libxext6 libxfont1
  libxft2 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxrender1 libxt6 python-paramiko ttf-dejavu
  ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu-extra ttf-liberation x-ttcidfont-conf x11-common
  xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils 
Suggested packages:
  bzr-gtk bzr-svn python-pycurl xdg-utils pybaz librsvg2-bin defoma-doc dfontmgr
  psfontmgr gsfonts graphviz-doc ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-kochi-mincho ttf-thryomanes
  ttf-baekmuk ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp ttf-arphic-gkai00mp
  ttf-arphic-bkai00mp
Recommended packages:
  libft-perl
The following NEW packages will be installed
  bzr bzrtools defoma file fontconfig fontconfig-config graphviz libcairo2
  libdatrie0 libdirectfb-1.0-0 libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libgraphviz4 libice6
  libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libpixman-1-0 libsm6 libsysfs2 libthai-data
  libthai0 libts-0.0-0 libxaw7 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-render0 libxext6 libxfont1
  libxft2 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxrender1 libxt6 python-paramiko ttf-dejavu
  ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu-extra ttf-liberation x-ttcidfont-conf x11-common
  xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils
0 upgraded, 41 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
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That is why it pays to have the following settings in your apt preferences if you want to keep things to a minimum:

APT::Install-Recommends "false";
APT::Install-Suggests "false";