Given that the bugtool claims it is likely a fresh install and all suggested packages are either multiverse and/or non-free are you sure that you actually have the sources activated to get these packages?
It works for me and it is used in a passing testcase for #806274 so it is surely not a no-op (at least not in all cases, so we need more details -> invalid for now)… ** Changed in: apt (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/862776 Title: apt-get --install-suggests install is a NOOP To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/862776/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs