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I was reading in this post on how to install suggested packages.

I get how to do it with apt-get install whatever-package-name --install-suggests. But I read that you could make a file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ and put in the line APT::Install-Suggests "true". But what I don't understand is what type of file to make.

P.S. If I am totally off base or you don't understand what I am trying to say just let me know. I'm still a bit nooby.

Darth4212
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    Although you can do this, I would not recommend it. Some packages have a huge amount of suggests, loading far more than you think they will. For example, `sudo apt-get install tuxguitar` installs a simple program for guitar tabs. `sudo apt-get install tuxguitar --install-suggests` downloads and installs about 2 GB worth of stuff... – Charles Green Jun 23 '17 at 17:32

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You don't need any type for that file.

echo 'APT::Install-Suggests "true";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
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