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I chose the "minimal install" option, so I don't have libreoffice and probably other things:

# apt list libreoffice
Listing... Done
libreoffice/focal-updates 1:6.4.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 amd64

ubuntu-desktop is installed though:

# apt list ubuntu-desktop*
Listing... Done
ubuntu-desktop-minimal/focal-updates,now 1.450.2 amd64 [installed]
ubuntu-desktop/focal-updates,now 1.450.2 amd64 [installed]

This also does nothing:

# apt install ubuntu-desktop --install-recommends
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
ubuntu-desktop is already the newest version (1.450.2).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Is there a metapackage that includes the full install of Ubuntu?

MWB
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  • This question was asked earlier today and has an answer that's similar to what you tried. Maybe try that? It's answered by a pretty highly voted user. You could also add a comment at said answer asking for more information. – KGIII Feb 26 '21 at 01:43
  • The default setting of apt in Ubuntu is to include 'recommends' and to exclude 'suggests'. Let's check those settings: Please add to your question the complete output of apt-config dump | grep Recommend and of apt-config dump | grep Suggest – user535733 Feb 26 '21 at 04:33
  • @user535733 1 and 0 – MWB Feb 26 '21 at 04:58
  • Hmmm. The '1' means apt should have installed 'recommends' like LibreOffice when you installed ubuntu-desktop (even without --install-recommends). On my 20.04 test rig, it works properly. Not sure why it's not working on yours; seems to defy logic. Next step to try is sudo apt install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop – user535733 Feb 26 '21 at 05:14
  • @user535733 Just tried it. it just reinstalled the metapackage (Did not install anything new). Adding --install-recommends makes no difference either. Maybe "reinstall" behaves differently from "install" ? – MWB Feb 26 '21 at 05:43
  • Does this answer your question? APT - how to install recommended packages after installing with --no-install-recommends switch? – muru Feb 26 '21 at 06:33
  • @muru It doesn't come close to answering the Q. For example, the default installation installs proprietary graphics drivers. Those are not included in ubuntu-desktop's Recommends list. – MWB Feb 26 '21 at 06:42
  • @bobcat so? That's a decision the installer makes based on the system. That's not codified into the packaging system. – muru Feb 26 '21 at 06:44
  • @muru That's what this question is about. – MWB Feb 26 '21 at 06:45
  • Then put that in the question. The full install doesn't include proprietary graphics drivers for every system. For those that don't, the recommended packages cover the rest. – muru Feb 26 '21 at 06:47
  • @muru "Is there a metapackage that includes the full install of Ubuntu?" -- seems pretty clear. The non-existence of such a metapackage is in no way implied by this Q&A – MWB Feb 26 '21 at 07:03
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    Yes: ubuntu-desktop. You somehow installed it without the recommends, so the dupe tells you how to get those recommends and install them. – muru Feb 26 '21 at 07:06

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