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Check Package Size

Check package and its size on Ubuntu/Debian. Tested on Ubuntu 24, Debian 12

  1. The package must exist on the reposority
sudo apt-get update
apt show package_name | grep Size

Example

apt show spotify-client | grep Size

### sample output
Installed-Size: 313 MB
Download-Size: 141 MB
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