Karl M. Hegbloom wrote: > I don't understand this discussion... Why, when I use `apt-get > install package', does it tell me how much space will be used after > installation, if that's a thing we need to add to the package tools?
Apt can only tell total space used. It can't tell that although you have 500 mb free on your /usr partition this package happens to use 2 mb in / which only has 1 mb free. The only way to allow it to tell such things is to provide it with output similar to du run on the package. -- see shy jo
