Bug#71515: apt-get's message a bit confusing

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#71515: apt-get's message a bit confusing
From: Cesar Eduardo Barros <cesarb@nitnet.com.br>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:03:51 -0300
Message-id: <[🔎] E13Yz5j-0000UG-00@flower.cesarb.personal>
Reply-to: Cesar Eduardo Barros <cesarb@nitnet.com.br>, 71515@bugs.debian.org

Package: apt
Version: 0.3.19
Severity: wishlist

<cesarb> Need to get 10.7MB of archives. After unpacking 7129kB will be used.
<riel> cesarb: the message is wrong
<riel> cesarb: after unpacking the system will need 7.1MB /extra/ space

So, the message could be made a bit clearer...

-- System Information
Debian Release: woody
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux flower 2.4.0-test8-pre1 #1 Fri Sep 1 15:21:37 BRT 2000 i686

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                        2.1.3-10    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libstdc++2.10                1:2.95.2-14 The GNU stdc++ library

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- Bug#71515: marked as done (apt-get's message a bit confusing)
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