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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 20:09:56 +0100
From: Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
To: antoniomaccagnan <antoniomaccagnan@gmail.com>
Cc: ~alpine/devel@lists.alpinelinux.org
Subject: Re: apk total download size
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:34:35 -0800
antoniomaccagnan <antoniomaccagnan@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 

apk add --interactive

-nc