Hi, this morning I was surprised to see xxd being removed by the latest apt upgrade (because it was marked as automatically installed - I have since marked it as manual).
I agree it should not be a "Depends:" but would it make sense to retain a "Recommends:" or "Suggests:" relationship between the packages to avoid surprising users? [ At least those who have not switched the settings of APT::AutoRemove::{Recommends,Suggests}Important away from their default values :) ] -- https://rjy.org.uk/