transmission is a metapackage, yes, but that means you use it to install the other packages -- not that the metapackage gets automatically installed when you install the other packages. The Transmission application that you are using is in the transmission-gtk package, which you have installed. tranmission, the metapackage which depends on transmission-gtk, is not installed.
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178173 Title: 'apt-cache policy pkgname' gives wrong version of installed package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1178173/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs