And that's the correct behavior. You have chosen not to install recommends for this package, so reinstalling the package should not pull them in now, aka forget your choice. Eventually there might be a new command to do stuff like this, but we have not come up with a name yet.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #894976 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=894976 ** Also affects: apt (Debian) via https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=894976 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763186 Title: apt-get install --reinstall --install-recommends ... doesn't install Recommends Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in apt package in Debian: Unknown Bug description: apt-cache policy apt apt: Installed: 1.6~beta1 Candidate: 1.6~beta1 Version table: *** 1.6~beta1 500 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Whilst trying to use virt-manager it reported requiring additional packages to run the SpiceClientGTK, which are Recommends of virt-manager. System is configured with: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/05-no-install-recommends:APT::Install-Recommends "false"; I did: apt-get install --reinstall --install-recommends but the Recommends are not installed. It seems that "--install- recommends" is silently ignored. apt-get remove virt-manager && apt-get install --install-recommends virt-manager works. There's one of two bugs here, either: 1. should not ignore --install-recommends 2. should report it is ignoring --install-recommends To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1763186/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
