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Jan
Posted by Derek@TheDailyLinux in Tips and Tricks » 3 Comments » 

List Installed Packages by Size in Debian

In an embedded system, space is a very valuable commodity.  Sometimes, there are packages that are installed needlessly and they take up space.  A quick way to see the largest installed files in sorted order is:

dpkg-query -Wf '${Installed-Size}\t${Package}\n' | sort -n

Source:commandlinefu.com

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There's 3 Comments So Far

  • soomebob
    January 1st, 2012 at 11:24 am

    You have typo. Newline is \n instead of n in ${Package}n

  • Derek@TheDailyLinux
    January 3rd, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    Thanks! It has been corrected.

  • castorp
    February 18th, 2012 at 5:44 am

    just setting up low end vps, so real helpful, many thanks

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