apt not installing suggesteds

[buchs]

I want "apt-get install" to install both recommended and suggested packages. I've tried to get it to do that as it is documented and also as has been discussed here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=43382. I have failed to get it to install the suggested packages. Here is what I have tried
    sudo apt-get --install-recommends --install-suggests install <package>
    sudo apt-get --install-recommends -o APT::Install-Suggests=true install <package>
    sudo apt-get install <package> --install-recommends -o APT::Install-Suggests=true
    (adding a file, 99all, to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d, containing:
           APT::Install-Recomments="true";
           APT::Install-Suggests="true";

It seems like the feature is broken.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.15.2ubuntu1

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apt (0.8.15.2ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc:
    - improve error message for a expired Release file
  * apt-pkg/algorithms.cc:
    - Hold back packages that would enter "policy-broken" state on upgrade
      when doing a "apt-get upgrade"

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc:
    - fallback to memory if file is not writeable even if access()
      told us the opposite before (e.g. in fakeroot 1.16) (Closes: #630591)
  * doc/sources.list.5.xml:
    - document available [options] for sources.list entries (Closes: 632441)
  * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
    - document APT::Architectures list (Closes: #612102)
  * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
    - restore all important dependencies for garbage packages (LP: #806274)
  * apt-pkg/init.cc:
    - use CndSet in pkgInitConfig (Closes: #629617)
  * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
    - change default of APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant to true
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:16:45 +0200