Not a bug. I don't think it's useful to complicate this thing just to get some packages filtered out in some circumstances. All those packages exist in the cache and you may need them, even if they are not real.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/600463 Title: Bash auto-completion for apt-get & aptitude shows non-existent packages -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs