How do I list installed software with the installed size?

dpkg-query -W -f='${Installed-Size;8}  ${Package}\n' | sort -n

shows you a package list sorted by size


You can do this graphically in Synaptic Install synaptic.

First ensure that you enabled the Installed Size and Download size columns (or only one if you want that one).

  • To do this, go to Settings > Preferences and choose Columns and Fonts, then tick the columns you want to see.
  • Then click OK.

Preferences window

  • Once they are enabled, you can list the packages you have installed by download/installed size by click on the column.

Columns

  • Please note: I do not have my packages listed in that way this screen shot, but it works.

Preferred solution

I have found a shorter answer, not requiring aptitude:

dpkg-query -Wf '${Installed-size}\t${Package}\n' | column -t

Old proposed solution

The show command of aptitude is able to show the installed size of a package.

I have this little script, that make use of aptitude (to install separately) to have a list of all installed packages with sizes:

#!/bin/bash

export LC_ALL=C

aptitude show $(dpkg-query -Wf '${Package}\n') |
  awk '$1 == "Package:"     { name = $2 }
       $1 == "Uncompressed" { printf("%10s %s\n", $3, name) }' |
  awk '$1 ~ /k/ { $1 *= 1 }; $1 ~ /M/ { $1 *= 1024 }
       { printf("%9d %s\n", $1, $2)}'

Size are expressed in kilobytes, and are approximate, as returned by aptitude show pkg.

The script can be improved using a single awk invocation (but I'm lazy :-)

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