Re: package sizes

> > box. I would like to be able to browse the ftp site and > > find out how big a package is going to be once it is installed > > *before* having to download it. > > Just download the Packages file for each distribution. The installed > size is the 'Size' field. The size of the .deb you can get

Re: package sizes

Actually I was totally wrong before. The Size field gives the size of the actual .deb file (in bytes). The Installed-Size field gives the amount of disk space required to install the package (in kbytes). See the dpkg Programmer's Manual 4.2.11 and 4.2.20 for more details. Because the Installed-

Re: package sizes

Guy (and similarly Stephen Pitts) writes > Just download the Packages file for each distribution. The installed > size is the 'Size' field. The size of the .deb you can get from the > ls-lR.gz in the root directory. > Thanks for replying. But if that is so, why does the contrib/ version of th

Re: package sizes

Antony F Ware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > box. I would like to be able to browse the ftp site and > find out how big a package is going to be once it is installed > *before* having to download it. Just download the Packages file for each distribution. The installed size is the 'Size' field. T

Re: package sizes

Whoops, I didn't include my earlier message. But the gist of it was in my new one, and so it probably wouldn't have been good netiquette anyway... Tony Ware [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL

Re: package sizes

Thanks to those who have taken the time to reply to my earlier query (included below). My situation is that I am downloading onto a non-linux (and so (?) no dpkg) system, and from there (with some effort) on to my linux box. I would like to be able to browse the ftp site and find out how big a pa

Re: package sizes

If you use dselect with the ftp option, then you get the installed size of packages during the install phase. You also have an option to turn down a download on any particular file. Do you also want that informtion in the select phase of dselect? Antony F Ware <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I

package sizes

I notice that in the contrib/Packages file there is information on the installed-size of the packages. Is there a way of finding out that piece of information about the mainstream packages before downloading/installing them? Tony Ware. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIS

does dselect give package sizes?

I installed 0.93r6 but did not see where dselect gave the disk space used by packages. This is obviously a very important piece of information. If it was obviously right in front of me I am sorry for wasting people's time. Thanks Nathan Salwen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])