Apart from obconf, here are other packages which if installed would trigger the same sort of "lots of depends added" behavior, where I am surprised to see "adwaita-icon-theme" mostly everywhere, and often "ubuntu-mono-theme", and sometimes also "humanity-icon-theme", which perhaps also trigger installing more packages (?): **** # lightdm-gtk-greeter // 185 MB The following NEW packages will be installed: adwaita-icon-theme dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service glib-networking glib-networking-common glib-networking-services gsettings-desktop-schemas humanity-icon-theme libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatspi2.0-0 libboost-filesystem1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libcolord2 libdconf1 libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libegl1-mesa libepoxy0 libgbm1 libgl1-mesa-dri libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libido3-0.1-0 libindicator3-7 libjson-glib-1.0-0 libjson-glib-1.0-common liblightdm-gobject-1-0 libllvm3.6v5 libmirclient9 libmircommon5 libmirprotobuf3 libpciaccess0 libprotobuf-lite9v5 libproxy1v5 librest-0.7-0 libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libxcb-dri2-0 libxcb-xfixes0 libxkbcommon0 libxkbfile1 libxklavier16 lightdm-gtk-greeter ubuntu-mono x11-xkb-utils 0 upgraded, 52 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 449 kB/19.6 MB of archives. After this operation, 185 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n **** **** # ubiquity-frontend-gtk // 278 MB: adwaita-icon-theme apt-clone archdetect-deb aspell aspell-en cryptsetup cryptsetup-bin dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service dictionaries-common dpkg-repack ecryptfs-utils emacsen-common gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-atk-1.0 gir1.2-freedesktop gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-json-1.0 gir1.2-pango-1.0 gir1.2-soup-2.4 gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 gir1.2-vte-2.91 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 glib-networking glib-networking-common glib-networking-services gsettings-desktop-schemas humanity-icon-theme libappindicator3-1 libaspell15 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatspi2.0-0 libboost-filesystem1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libcolord2 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdconf1 libdebian-installer4 libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libecryptfs1 libegl1-mesa libenchant1c2a libepoxy0 libgbm1 libgeoclue0 libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 libgstreamer1.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libharfbuzz-icu0 libhunspell-1.3-0 libhunspell-1.3-0v5 libido3-0.1-0 libindicator3-7 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libjson-glib-1.0-0 libjson-glib-1.0-common libllvm3.6v5 libmirclient9 libmircommon5 libmirprotobuf3 libnspr4 libnss3 libnss3-1d libnss3-nssdb liborc-0.4-0 libparted-fs-resize0 libpciaccess0 libpolkit-backend-1-0 libprotobuf-lite9v5 libproxy1v5 librest-0.7-0 libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libtimezonemap-data libtimezonemap1 libvte-2.91-0 libvte-2.91-common libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-common libwebp5 libxcb-dri2-0 libxcb-dri3-0 libxcb-glx0 libxcb-present0 libxcb-sync1 libxcb-xfixes0 libxkbcommon0 libxkbfile1 libxklavier16 libxshmfence1 libxslt1.1 libxxf86vm1 policykit-1 python3-cairo python3-gi-cairo python3-icu python3-pam rdate sbsigntool ubiquity ubiquity-frontend-gtk ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-mono x11-xkb-utils 0 upgraded, 120 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 23.4 MB/42.5 MB of archives. After this operation, 278 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n **** **** # connman-ui // 183 MB # The following NEW packages will be installed: adwaita-icon-theme connman-ui dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service glib-networking glib-networking-common glib-networking-services gsettings-desktop-schemas humanity-icon-theme libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatspi2.0-0 libboost-filesystem1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libcolord2 libdconf1 libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libegl1-mesa libepoxy0 libgbm1 libgl1-mesa-dri libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libjson-glib-1.0-0 libjson-glib-1.0-common libllvm3.6v5 libmirclient9 libmircommon5 libmirprotobuf3 libpciaccess0 libprotobuf-lite9v5 libproxy1v5 librest-0.7-0 libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libxcb-dri2-0 libxcb-xfixes0 libxkbcommon0 ubuntu-mono 0 upgraded, 46 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 81.6 kB/19.2 MB of archives. After this operation, 183 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n **** **** ## gvfs-backends // 201 MB #root@pourpier:/# apt-get install gvfs-backends Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: adwaita-icon-theme dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service glib-networking glib-networking-common glib-networking-services gsettings-desktop-schemas gvfs gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-libs humanity-icon-theme libarchive13 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatspi2.0-0 libavahi-glib1 libbluetooth3 libboost-filesystem1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libcdio-cdda1 libcdio-paranoia1 libcdio13 libcolord2 libdconf1 libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libegl1-mesa libepoxy0 libexif12 libfontenc1 libgbm1 libgd3 libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libgphoto2-6 libgphoto2-port12 libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libjson-glib-1.0-0 libjson-glib-1.0-common libllvm3.6v5 libltdl7 liblzo2-2 libmirclient9 libmircommon5 libmirprotobuf3 libmtp-common libmtp9 libpciaccess0 libprotobuf-lite9v5 libproxy1v5 librest-0.7-0 libsmbclient libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libvpx2 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libxcb-dri2-0 libxcb-dri3-0 libxcb-glx0 libxcb-present0 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-sync1 libxcb-xfixes0 libxkbcommon0 libxshmfence1 libxtst6 libxv1 libxxf86dga1 libxxf86vm1 ubuntu-mono x11-utils Suggested packages: gvfs-backends-goa obex-data-server lrzip libgd-tools gphoto2 mesa-utils Recommended packages: gnome-keyring policykit-1-gnome at-spi2-core colord libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0 libtxc-dxtn0 libgphoto2-l10n libmtp-runtime The following NEW packages will be installed: adwaita-icon-theme dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service glib-networking glib-networking-common glib-networking-services gsettings-desktop-schemas gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-libs humanity-icon-theme libarchive13 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatspi2.0-0 libavahi-glib1 libbluetooth3 libboost-filesystem1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libcdio-cdda1 libcdio-paranoia1 libcdio13 libcolord2 libdconf1 libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libegl1-mesa libepoxy0 libexif12 libfontenc1 libgbm1 libgd3 libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libgphoto2-6 libgphoto2-port12 libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libjson-glib-1.0-0 libjson-glib-1.0-common libllvm3.6v5 libltdl7 liblzo2-2 libmirclient9 libmircommon5 libmirprotobuf3 libmtp-common libmtp9 libpciaccess0 libprotobuf-lite9v5 libproxy1v5 librest-0.7-0 libsmbclient libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libvpx2 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libxcb-dri2-0 libxcb-dri3-0 libxcb-glx0 libxcb-present0 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-sync1 libxcb-xfixes0 libxkbcommon0 libxshmfence1 libxtst6 libxv1 libxxf86dga1 libxxf86vm1 ubuntu-mono x11-utils 0 upgraded, 80 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 3581 kB/22.7 MB of archives. After this operation, 201 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n Abort. root@pourpier:/# ****