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wajig: Display the sizes of installed packages.
$ wajig sizes
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The command "wajig sizes" is used to display the disk space usage information for installed packages on a Debian or Ubuntu system.

"Wajig" is a package management command-line tool that provides a simplified interface for package management tasks. It is a higher-level wrapper around the lower-level package management tools like apt-get and dpkg.

The "sizes" sub-command in "wajig sizes" displays the size of installed packages in a human-readable format, showing the disk space they occupy.

When you run the "wajig sizes" command, it will retrieve the disk space usage information for all the installed packages on your system and display it in a table format. The table typically includes columns such as package name, installed size, and download size, showing how much disk space is being used by each package and how much space would be occupied if they were downloaded right now.

This command is helpful for identifying which installed packages are consuming the most disk space, allowing the user to make informed decisions about which packages to remove or manage to free up disk space if needed.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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