> Am Montag, den 16.02.2009, 12:17 +0100 schrieb Mauro de Wit: > > > Of course I see the benefits of the apt system on linux; on my > > ubuntu > > server it is a blessing being able to install all software trough > > the > > repos. But on my Ubuntu desktop, I have other expectations and I > > want > > to kwow exactly what is going on in there. > > Synaptic can list the contents of installed packages. It just doesn't > do > so by default (at least the last time I checked), because almost > nobody > cares. Actually I do care when I have 20MB left and must remove the largest apps... (like OOo) :p And it does, just click on "Installed" in the left pane. Then sort by size :) François.