So this is not a problem with vim itself, but a problem with the packaging of vim-latexsuite. In order for it to work "sudo vim-addons -w install latex-suite" needs to be run AND you need "filetype plugin on" in your .vimrc. If a user installs latexsuite perhaps "filetype plugin on" should be enabled in /etc/vim/vimrc.
Marking invalid in Vim and Confirmed in vim-latexsuite.
So this is not a problem with vim itself, but a problem with the packaging of vim-latexsuite. In order for it to work "sudo vim-addons -w install latex-suite" needs to be run AND you need "filetype plugin on" in your .vimrc. If a user installs latexsuite perhaps "filetype plugin on" should be enabled in /etc/vim/vimrc.
Marking invalid in Vim and Confirmed in vim-latexsuite.