Debian Bug report logs - #6714
dselect missing package sizes

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Nathan Myers <ncm@cantrip.org>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: dselect missing package sizes

Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 02:34:54 -0800

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.0.5

When installing optional packages, the installed size of a package
can be a very important criterion in deciding whether to install
a particular package.  (This is particularly the case for fonts.)

dselect should have a field for this information.  It does not
need to be in the "table" listing, but at least should appear 
when a line is selected.

Nathan Myers
ncm@cantrip.org

Message #10 received at 6714-maintonly@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl (Remco Blaakmeer)

To: 6714-maintonly@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Old bugs need to be looked at

Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 12:29:33 +0100 (CET)

This is an automated message sent to all bugs older than one year.

This bug is very old. Please take a look at it and see if you can fix it.
If it has already been fixed, please close it.

If you have problems fixing it or if you don't have the time to fix it,
please ask the people on debian-devel@lists.debian.org for help, so that
at least the oldest bugs can be solved before Debian 2.0 is released.

Remco Blaakmeer

Message #15 received at 6714@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cs.leidenuniv.nl>

To: 6714@bugs.debian.org, 6714-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: dselect missing package sizes

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:16:06 +0200

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> When installing optional packages, the installed size of a package
> can be a very important criterion in deciding whether to install
> a particular package.  (This is particularly the case for fonts.)

Have you tried hitting `i' in dselect? That will cycle what is shown in
the lower pane. One of the displays also includes the Installed-Size.

Wichert.

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Message #29 received at 6714-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>

To: 6714-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: dselect missing package sizes

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:43:49 +0200

On Sat, 02 Oct 1999, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> > When installing optional packages, the installed size of a package
> > can be a very important criterion in deciding whether to install
> > a particular package.  (This is particularly the case for fonts.)
> 
> Have you tried hitting `i' in dselect? That will cycle what is shown in
> the lower pane. One of the displays also includes the Installed-Size.

Confirmed. Thus closing this bug.

Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Hertzog

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