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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:34:35 -0800
From: antoniomaccagnan <antoniomaccagnan@gmail.com>
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Subject: apk total download size
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I can't seem to find a way to get apk show the total download and the size of the installed packages on the hard disk before installing a package.
I'd like to suggest to add such option to apk.
This is a standard feature in most package managers and it would seem especially welcome on Alpine since it is by nature a minimalist distro.
Knowing how much space a packages and its dependencies would take would aid users to decide which set of packages better suits their needs before committing to an install.


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