On 11/15/22 00:22, DdB wrote:
Am 15.11.2022 um 05:21 schrieb David Christensen:I installed the localepurge package. Storage usage did not change. Then I realized that I had chosen the "C" locale during installation, so perhaps there is nothing to be removed (?). So, I removed the localepurge package.
I just read (from /usr/share/doc/localepurge/README.dpkg-path):localepurge dpkg support ------------------------ Starting with version 1.15.8, dpkg supports --path-include and(...)* It cannot be used to purge locale files from already installed packages. - Though it will be fixed on next upgrade (or reinstall) of the packages.(...) which indicates, that your observations had to be expected, if you opted for dpkg-path :-)
Well, that explains it. Thanks for pointing that out.Is it possible to not install locale files in the first place? E.g. when running d-i, and whenever using the package system thereafter?
Davud