[HOW TO] Get a list of packages that use most space
Let's learn how to get a list of installed packages that use most space, with sizes shown as "human readable mode". Install Fist we need to install debian-goodies . Open a terminal window and run: sudo apt-get install debian-goodies -y List top 10 packages $ dpigs -H 258.2M nvidia-340-updates 171.7M google-chrome-stable 154.4M wine-staging-amd64 145.2M wine-staging-i386 144.9M linux-image-extra-3.13.0-74-generic 137.0M blender 117.7M wine1.6-amd64 116.2M krita-testing 112.7M wine1.6-i386 111.0M libreoffice-core List top N packages $ dpigs -H n 5 258.2M nvidia-340-updates 171.7M google-chrome-stable 154.4M wine-staging-amd64 145.2M wine-staging-i386 144.9M linux-image-extra-3.13.0-74-generic