crazy dependencys

12.10 amd64 server (no X)

todd@doc:~$ sudo aptitude --without-recommends install ia32-libs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  acl{a} bluez{a} bluez-alsa:i386{a} dconf-gsettings-backend{a} dconf-service{a} esound-common{a} gcc-4.7-base:i386{a}
  gconf2-common{a} glib-networking:i386{a} glib-networking-common{a} glib-networking-services{a}
  gsettings-desktop-schemas{a} gstreamer0.10-plugins-base:i386{a} gstreamer0.10-plugins-good:i386{a} gtk2-engines:i386{a}
  gtk2-engines-murrine:i386{a} gtk2-engines-oxygen:i386{a} gtk2-engines-pixbuf:i386{a} gvfs:i386{a} gvfs-common{a}
  gvfs-daemons{a} gvfs-libs{a} gvfs-libs:i386{a} ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch:i386{a} ibus-gtk:i386{a} libaa1:i386{a}
  libacl1:i386{a} libaio1:i386{a} libao-common{a} libao4:i386{a} libasn1-8-heimdal:i386{a} libasound2:i386{a}
  libasound2-plugins:i386{a} libasyncns0:i386{a} libatasmart4{a} libatk1.0-0:i386{a} libatk1.0-data{a} libattr1:i386{a}
  libaudio2:i386{a} libaudiofile1:i386{a} libavahi-client3:i386{a} libavahi-common-data:i386{a} libavahi-common3:i386{a}
  libavc1394-0:i386{a} libbz2-1.0:i386{a} libc6:i386{a} libcaca0:i386{a} libcairo-gobject2:i386{a} libcairo2:i386{a}
  libcanberra-gtk-module:i386{a} libcanberra-gtk0:i386{a} libcanberra0:i386{a} libcap2:i386{a} libcapi20-3:i386{a}
  libcdparanoia0:i386{a} libcomerr2:i386{a} libcroco3:i386{a} libcups2:i386{a} libcupsimage2:i386{a} libcurl3:i386{a}
  libdatrie1:i386{a} libdb5.1:i386{a} libdbus-1-3:i386{a} libdbus-glib-1-2:i386{a} libdconf1{a} libdrm2:i386{a}
  libdv4:i386{a} libesd0:i386{a} libexif12:i386{a} libexpat1:i386{a} libffi6:i386{a} libflac8:i386{a}
  libfontconfig1:i386{a} libfontenc1{a} libfreetype6:i386{a} libgail-common:i386{a} libgail18:i386{a} libgcc1:i386{a}
  libgconf-2-4:i386{a} libgcrypt11:i386{a} libgd2-xpm:i386{a} libgdbm3:i386{a} libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386{a}
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common{a} libgettextpo0:i386{a} libgl1-mesa-glx{a} libgl1-mesa-glx:i386{a} libglapi-mesa{a}
  libglapi-mesa:i386{a} libglib2.0-0:i386{a} libglu1-mesa:i386{a} libgnome-keyring-common{a} libgnome-keyring0:i386{a}
  libgnutls26:i386{a} libgpg-error0:i386{a} libgphoto2-2:i386{a} libgphoto2-port0:i386{a} libgpm2:i386{a}
  libgssapi-krb5-2:i386{a} libgssapi3-heimdal:i386{a} libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386{a} libgstreamer0.10-0:i386{a}
  libgtk2.0-0:i386{a} libgtk2.0-common{a} libgudev-1.0-0{a} libgudev-1.0-0:i386{a} libhcrypto4-heimdal:i386{a}
  libheimbase1-heimdal:i386{a} libheimntlm0-heimdal:i386{a} libhx509-5-heimdal:i386{a} libibus-1.0-0:i386{a} libice6{a}
  libice6:i386{a} libidn11:i386{a} libiec61883-0:i386{a} libieee1284-3:i386{a} libjack-jackd2-0:i386{a} libjasper1:i386{a}
  libjbig0:i386{a} libjpeg-turbo8:i386{a} libjpeg8:i386{a} libjson0:i386{a} libk5crypto3:i386{a} libkeyutils1:i386{a}
  libkrb5-26-heimdal:i386{a} libkrb5-3:i386{a} libkrb5support0:i386{a} liblcms1:i386{a} libldap-2.4-2:i386{a}
  libltdl7:i386{a} liblzma5:i386{a} libmad0:i386{a} libmikmod2:i386{a} libmng1:i386{a} libmpg123-0:i386{a}
  libncurses5:i386{a} libncursesw5:i386{a} libnspr4:i386{a} libnss3:i386{a} libodbc1:i386{a} libogg0:i386{a}
  libopenal-data{a} libopenal1:i386{a} liborc-0.4-0:i386{a} libp11-kit0:i386{a} libpango1.0-0:i386{a} libpcre3:i386{a}
  libpixman-1-0:i386{a} libpng12-0:i386{a} libpolkit-agent-1-0{a} libproxy1{a} libproxy1:i386{a}
  libpulse-mainloop-glib0:i386{a} libpulse0:i386{a} libpulsedsp:i386{a} libqt4-dbus:i386{a} libqt4-declarative:i386{a}
  libqt4-designer:i386{a} libqt4-network:i386{a} libqt4-opengl:i386{a} libqt4-qt3support:i386{a} libqt4-script:i386{a}
  libqt4-scripttools:i386{a} libqt4-sql:i386{a} libqt4-svg:i386{a} libqt4-test:i386{a} libqt4-xml:i386{a}
  libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386{a} libqtcore4:i386{a} libqtgui4:i386{a} libqtwebkit4:i386{a} libraw1394-11:i386{a}
  libroken18-heimdal:i386{a} librsvg2-2:i386{a} librsvg2-common:i386{a} librtmp0:i386{a} libsamplerate0:i386{a}
  libsane:i386{a} libsane-common{a} libsasl2-2:i386{a} libsdl-image1.2:i386{a} libsdl-mixer1.2:i386{a}
  libsdl-net1.2:i386{a} libsdl-ttf2.0-0:i386{a} libsdl1.2debian:i386{a} libsecret-1-0{a} libsecret-common{a}
  libselinux1:i386{a} libshout3:i386{a} libslang2:i386{a} libsm6{a} libsm6:i386{a} libsndfile1:i386{a}
  libsoup-gnome2.4-1:i386{a} libsoup2.4-1:i386{a} libspeex1:i386{a} libspeexdsp1:i386{a} libsqlite3-0:i386{a}
  libssl0.9.8:i386{a} libssl1.0.0:i386{a} libstdc++5:i386{a} libstdc++6:i386{a} libtag1-vanilla:i386{a} libtag1c2a:i386{a}
  libtasn1-3:i386{a} libtdb1:i386{a} libthai0:i386{a} libtheora0:i386{a} libtiff5:i386{a} libtinfo5:i386{a}
  libudev0:i386{a} libudisks2-0{a} libunistring0:i386{a} libusb-0.1-4:i386{a} libusb-1.0-0:i386{a} libuuid1:i386{a}
  libv4l-0:i386{a} libv4lconvert0:i386{a} libvisual-0.4-0:i386{a} libvorbis0a:i386{a} libvorbisenc2:i386{a}
  libvorbisfile3:i386{a} libwavpack1:i386{a} libwebp2:i386{a} libwind0-heimdal:i386{a} libwrap0:i386{a} libx11-6:i386{a}
  libx11-xcb1{a} libx11-xcb1:i386{a} libxau6:i386{a} libxaw7{a} libxaw7:i386{a} libxcb-glx0{a} libxcb-glx0:i386{a}
  libxcb-render0:i386{a} libxcb-shape0{a} libxcb-shm0:i386{a} libxcb1:i386{a} libxcomposite1{a} libxcomposite1:i386{a}
  libxcursor1:i386{a} libxdamage1{a} libxdamage1:i386{a} libxdmcp6:i386{a} libxext6:i386{a} libxfixes3:i386{a}
  libxft2:i386{a} libxi6{a} libxi6:i386{a} libxinerama1{a} libxinerama1:i386{a} libxml2:i386{a} libxmu6{a} libxmu6:i386{a}
  libxp6:i386{a} libxpm4:i386{a} libxrandr2{a} libxrandr2:i386{a} libxrender1:i386{a} libxslt1.1:i386{a} libxss1:i386{a}
  libxt6{a} libxt6:i386{a} libxtst6{a} libxtst6:i386{a} libxv1{a} libxv1:i386{a} libxxf86dga1{a} libxxf86vm1{a}
  libxxf86vm1:i386{a} odbcinst{a} odbcinst1debian2{a} odbcinst1debian2:i386{a} shared-mime-info{a}
  sound-theme-freedesktop{a} udisks2{a} x11-common{a} x11-utils{a} xaw3dg:i386{a} zlib1g:i386{a}
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
  gconf-service gconf-service:i386 glib-networking gstreamer0.10-x:i386 gvfs hicolor-icon-theme libgl1-mesa-dri
  libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libglib2.0-data libgphoto2-l10n libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-bin:i386 libqt4-sql-mysql:i386
  libqt4-sql-odbc:i386 libqt4-sql-psql:i386 libqt4-sql-sqlite:i386 libsasl2-modules:i386 libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0
  libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0:i386 libvisual-0.4-plugins:i386 policykit-1 policykit-1:i386 policykit-1-gnome qdbus qdbus:i386
0 packages upgraded, 281 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
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That is nuts.
I found this when installing boinc-client it has a recomends of ia32-libs.

What is the reason for the huge dependency list?