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dpigs — Show which installed packages occupy the most space on `apt` based systems. More information: <https

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Problem

How to use the dpigs command: Show which installed packages occupy the most space on apt based systems. More information: <https://manned.org/dpigs>.

Solution

dpigs — Show which installed packages occupy the most space on apt based systems. More information: <https://manned.org/dpigs>.

Display the n largest packages on the system:

dpigs {{[-n|--lines]}} {{n}}

Use the specified file instead of the default dpkg status file:

dpigs {{[-s|--status]}} {{path/to/file}}

Display the largest source packages of binary packages installed on the system:

dpigs {{[-S|--source]}}

Display package sizes in human-readable format:

dpigs {{[-H|--human-readable]}}

Display help:

dpigs {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Display the `n` largest packages on the system

dpigs {{[-n|--lines]}} {{n}}

Use the specified file instead of the default dpkg status file

dpigs {{[-s|--status]}} {{path/to/file}}

Display the largest source packages of binary packages installed on the system

dpigs {{[-S|--source]}}

Display package sizes in human-readable format

dpigs {{[-H|--human-readable]}}

Display help

dpigs {{[-h|--help]}}

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