"Installed-Size" field in most of Ubuntu packages from the main section is incorrect
Bug #1072297 reported by
Mantas Kriaučiūnas
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| pkgbinarymangler (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Bug Description
The Installed-Size header in most Ubuntu packages from the main section in is incorrect (even in latest Ubuntu release - 12.10), because it appears to be calculated on the package *before* translations, documentation (changelogs) and other files have been stripped:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -s ubuntu-docs | grep "Installed-Size"
Installed-Size: 44551
Actual size of all files in the "ubuntu-docs" package is less than 2 megabytes (size of .deb file is 1.4Mb)!
There was a similar bug reported few years ago, but I can't reopen it, see bug #451764
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