This is supposed to be fixed in Gutsy with latest aptitude:
* Automatically enable Keep-Recommends when --without-recommends is
passed on the command-line. As a practical matter, this means that
--without-recommends no longer tries to remove a bunch of packages.
(Closes: #143532)
era, can you confirm that this fixes the issue for you as well?
** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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aptitude: install --without-recommends removes packages
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56742
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