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Total size in RPM packages

It is not the installed size in files, but the size of RPM packages. Show Sample Output
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```
Total size in packages = 14.5 GB
```
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rpm -qa --queryformat '%{SIZE}\n' | awk '{sum += $1} END {printf("Total size in packages = %4.1f GB\n", sum/1024**3)}'

skytux · 2013-12-14 20:22:41 0

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