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Rajesh Chaudhary
Asked: 2021-09-13 07:51:18 +0800 CST

Apt install size & remove size are different

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Let's say I installed mumble server. At the time of installation, it showed X MB of storage will be used (can't remember).

If I uninstall those programs, the size is relatively less than that of installation size.

Why is that so? Do I need to remove its configuration? How can I find app-specific configuration?

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  1. Best Answer

    It is normal. This happens because of dependencies.
    If you run sudo apt-get autoremove or sudo apt-get autoremove --purge (to remove all configs), you then get expected size.

    Next time please read about APT internals first by using docs like

    or whole https://debian-handbook.info/download/stable/debian-handbook.pdf .

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