How is the first available option determined? Is it done by sorting package names alphabetically or some other criteria? Minimizing the total number of packages needed to fulfill a dependency seems like a good heuristic for apt to use to determine if it's solution integrates well with the set of packages already installed in the system. I think that behavior would be more predictable to a user than the current behavior. Of course, if this change is too complex or too low priority to even justify being placed on a feature wishlist, I understand.
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