Software Install Sizes

Users discuss and debate the disk space usage, download sizes, and installed footprints of operating systems, applications, and tools, often highlighting bloat, comparisons to minimal alternatives, and concerns over excessive sizes.

➡️ Stable 0.5x Hardware
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Sample Comments

musicale Oct 6, 2021 View on HN

It's still a ~1GB image and ~600MB installed.

vetinari Oct 13, 2024 View on HN

That's apparent size; the size taken on disk is ~5 GB (including command line tools).

zamadatix Sep 7, 2022 View on HN

Put Windows/MacOS on it and you'll use 3 GB just booting up :p.

manigandham Mar 12, 2017 View on HN

Is the install size something to worry about?

conradludgate May 6, 2023 View on HN

Yes, this is 15MB on disk size for your whole machine. We agree that the trade off is worth it for the utility and speed improvements

userbinator Nov 1, 2021 View on HN

That's... wow. A full install of Windows 95 with Office 95 is smaller than that.

ilyt Dec 23, 2022 View on HN

"I need to share files but can't spare 40MB of space for OS" is quite rare case tho

7sigma Apr 17, 2015 View on HN

yep, lets not forget 700mb + executables...

Thorrez Oct 28, 2024 View on HN

The page says "Installed Size ~60.95 MiB". Is that inaccurate?

meghan_rain May 22, 2023 View on HN

Around 159 GB, it's surprisingly small.