Package:  finch
Version:  2.4.1-1+b1

The package info lists the following dependencies:

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7-1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgstreamer0.10-0
(>= 0.10.10), libncursesw5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3), libpurple0 (>=
2.4.1-1+b1), libx11-6, libxml2 (>= 2.6.27), pidgin-data (>= 2.4.1),
pidgin-data (<< 2.4.1-z)

So, I manually install the above dependencies:

apt-get install libc6 libglib2.0-0 libgstreamer0.10-0 libncursesw5
libpurple0 libx11-6 libxml2 pidgin-data

It installs about 35MB worth of packages.

So, if the above and their respective dependencies are installed, I
should be able to install finch without further packages.  However:

# apt-get install finch
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  defoma fontconfig fontconfig-config gconf2 gconf2-common gstreamer0.10-alsa
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-x
  hicolor-icon-theme libaa1 libatk1.0-0 libatk1.0-data libavc1394-0 libcaca0
  libcairo2 libcdio7 libcdparanoia0 libcucul0 libcupsys2 libdatrie0 libdrm2
  libdv4 libflac8 libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libfs6 libgconf2-4
  libgl1-mesa-glx libglu1-mesa libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgtk2.0-0
  libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libidl0 libiec61883-0 libogg0 liboil0.3
  liborbit2 libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libraw1394-8 libshout3 libspeex1
  libtag1c2a libthai-data libthai0 libtheora0 libtiff4 libvisual-0.4-0
  libvisual-0.4-plugins libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libwavpack1 libxcomposite1
  libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxfixes3 libxfont1 libxft2 libxi6 libxinerama1
  libxrandr2 libxrender1 libxv1 libxxf86vm1 oss-compat psmisc ttf-dejavu
  ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu-extra x-ttcidfont-conf xfonts-encodings
  xfonts-utils xutils xutils-dev
Suggested packages:
  defoma-doc dfontmgr psfontmgr cupsys-common libdv-bin gnome-app-install
  librsvg2-common ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-kochi-mincho ttf-thryomanes ttf-baekmuk
  ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp ttf-arphic-gkai00mp
  ttf-arphic-bkai00mp libraw1394-doc speex pdksh
Recommended packages:
  libft-perl
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  defoma finch fontconfig fontconfig-config gconf2 gconf2-common
  gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
  gstreamer0.10-x hicolor-icon-theme libaa1 libatk1.0-0 libatk1.0-data
  libavc1394-0 libcaca0 libcairo2 libcdio7 libcdparanoia0 libcucul0 libcupsys2
  libdatrie0 libdrm2 libdv4 libflac8 libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libfs6
  libgconf2-4 libgl1-mesa-glx libglu1-mesa libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
  libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libidl0 libiec61883-0 libogg0
  liboil0.3 liborbit2 libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libraw1394-8 libshout3
  libspeex1 libtag1c2a libthai-data libthai0 libtheora0 libtiff4
  libvisual-0.4-0 libvisual-0.4-plugins libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libwavpack1
  libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxfixes3 libxfont1 libxft2 libxi6
  libxinerama1 libxrandr2 libxrender1 libxv1 libxxf86vm1 oss-compat psmisc
  ttf-dejavu ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu-extra x-ttcidfont-conf
  xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils xutils xutils-dev
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Why does apt want to install all the other packages if the finch dependencies 
have already been installed?

Jiann-Ming Su
"Humans dating robots is sick. You people wonder why I'm still single?
 It's 'cause all the fine robot sisters are dating humans!"  --Bender



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