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2010-01-26 , 14:02
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When I go to the download section of the app manager and bring a list of applications up all the file sizes it displays next to each file are completely wrong. Most applications are displayed as being around 20MB in size. The applications install correctly and while the file is being downloaded it displays the correct file size in the progress bar. I've searched the bug database but can't find anything...anyone else seen this happen? I'm not completely sure but I seem to remember this started happening after installing and uninstalling freeciv, but that's just a guess...
 
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2010-01-26 , 14:05
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how do you come to the conclusion that they're "wrong"?

packages usually install files in several places over at least two partitions, so checking the actual space in use can be a bit tricky.

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sorry, i seem to have misunderstood your problem. if the size displayed in the app manager is different from what the package description says, there is indeed a problem.
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2010-01-26 , 14:16
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Originally Posted by whaleyboy View Post
When I go to the download section of the app manager and bring a list of applications up all the file sizes it displays next to each file are completely wrong. Most applications are displayed as being around 20MB in size. The applications install correctly and while the file is being downloaded it displays the correct file size in the progress bar.
The size shown in application manager's list and the download size aren't supposed to be the same since the size in the list is the amount of space that the application takes when installed.
 
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2010-01-26 , 14:19
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so when it said that the application is let say 200ko, it may download few Mo ???
 
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2010-01-26 , 14:20
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I've not noticed this myself, no.

There's a few separate sizes to think of - there's the size of the package itself, the size of any dependencies, and the total disk space taken up by the installed package (and dependencies). I'm guessing that app manager reports the installed size of the app and dependencies, whereas the download progress will report the package size (presumably with dependencies).
 
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2010-01-26 , 22:44
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I'm guessing that app manager reports the installed size of the app and dependencies, whereas the download progress will report the package size (presumably with dependencies).
+1 for size plus deps, but it can't know how large the installed size will be as the rootfs is on a compressed flash fs, therefore the size must be the actual install size on an uncompressed fs.
 
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2010-01-27 , 08:31
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To give you an example of the discrepancy the 'Helsinki Wallpaper' is shown as 21.8MB (if I click on 'details' just before download it also says 'Download size: 21.8MB) Yet when I actually do download it the progress bar shows it's actual size is only 3.42MB, which makes sense for what is basically 4 jpgs. All the apps are showing basically the same download size, give or take a MB or so. Looks like it's only me with this issue and a reflash would solve it, but I can live with it for now.
 
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2010-01-27 , 09:45
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Originally Posted by whaleyboy View Post
To give you an example of the discrepancy the 'Helsinki Wallpaper' is shown as 21.8MB (if I click on 'details' just before download it also says 'Download size: 21.8MB) Yet when I actually do download it the progress bar shows it's actual size is only 3.42MB, which makes sense for what is basically 4 jpgs. All the apps are showing basically the same download size, give or take a MB or so. Looks like it's only me with this issue and a reflash would solve it, but I can live with it for now.
That shows as 3.4MB here, so yes, it sounds like there's an issue on your device. You could try disabling all the repositories, exiting App manager, then going back in & re-enabling them again. This would force a complete refresh of the metadata, which may help.
 

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2010-01-28 , 14:15
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Originally Posted by Rob1n View Post
That shows as 3.4MB here, so yes, it sounds like there's an issue on your device. You could try disabling all the repositories, exiting App manager, then going back in & re-enabling them again. This would force a complete refresh of the metadata, which may help.
That's fixed it! Thanks a lot for that!
 
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2010-01-30 , 05:42
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I'm having the same issue. All apps are like over 300MB now
 
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