APT gone nuts

I just re-installed debian from scratch, and ran a few installs via
apt-get. All of a sudden, apt splurts this out

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
ssmtp is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
mesa-utils python-bugbuddy xdg-user-dirs-gtk libpcsclite1 usb-modeswitch
geoclue gtk2-engines-smooth dnsmasq-base tomboy python-evolution ekiga
libmono-security2.0-cil update-notifier-common libgnome-bluetooth7
libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libmtp8 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil gcalctool
libopal3.6.8 gnome-backgrounds telepathy-gabble gnome-search-tool
libmono-system2.0-cil tcptraceroute update-notifier baobab
libfreerdp-plugins-standard python-mako hamster-applet network-manager-gnome
libsrtp0 gnome-system-log gucharmap libdiscid0 geoclue-localnet gnome-games
obexd-client cheese gdebi libgpod-common obex-data-server
libgnomepanel2.24-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil cli-common rhythmbox libnm-util1
libtelepathy-farsight0 libmono-cairo2.0-cil libgexiv2-0 empathy-common
libcheese-gtk18 geoclue-yahoo libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libgstfarsight0.10-0
usb-modeswitch-data gnome-themes-extras mobile-broadband-provider-info
evolution-exchange libpcap0.8 transmission-gtk libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil
libapr1 guile-1.8-libs update-manager-gnome seahorse empathy
libchamplain-0.4-0 xdg-user-dirs gdebi-core gvfs-bin software-center
libmono-posix2.0-cil libaprutil1-ldap mono-runtime telepathy-salut libgpod4
bluez libmono-addins0.2-cil libgeoclue0 libgnome2.24-cil libmysqlclient16
gnome-cards-data gnuchess-book gnome-nettool transmission-common
gnome-codec-install gnome-screenshot shotwell update-manager-core
gnome-games-extra-data python-webkit gconf-editor libcryptui0 simple-scan
python-aptdaemon libclutter-gtk-0.10-0 libgee2 network-manager
gnome-system-tools epiphany-extensions binfmt-support libnm-glib-vpn1
python-gtkglext1 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
libtelepathy-glib0 mono-gac python-vte libnm-glib2 gnome-bluetooth
gnome-user-share modemmanager gconf-defaults-service libglade2.0-cil
apache2.2-bin seahorse-plugins libopenobex1 libspeexdsp1 cheese-common
sound-juicer libart2.0-cil vino aptdaemon libglib2.0-cil mono-2.0-gac
libgconf2.0-cil python-aptdaemon-gtk ppp tcl libapache2-mod-dnssd
libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil wpasupplicant nautilus-sendto gedit-plugins
libcap-ng0 liferea libpt2.6.7 remmina-plugin-rdp gnome-themes-more libnl1
media-player-info libpq5 python-markupsafe libchamplain-gtk-0.4-0
remmina-plugin-vnc gnome-games-data geoclue-manual libmusicbrainz3-6
liferea-data geoclue-hostip gnome-office gnuchess libfreerdp0 libgtk2.0-cil
libssh-4 rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder rhythmbox-plugins libaprutil1
libgmime2.4-cil remmina-plugin-data mysql-common libnet1 freeglut3
nautilus-sendto-empathy telepathy-mission-control-5 remmina python-opengl
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.

Most of them, even with my limited linux knowledge are fairly
important. Why has apt started to ask to remove these packages, and
how can I get apt to forget about them?

Thanks for any help.


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