[Bug 1072297] [NEW] "Installed-Size" field in most of Ubuntu packages from the main section is incorrect

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas]

Public bug reported:

The Installed-Size header in most Ubuntu packages from the main section
in  is incorrect (even in latest Ubuntu release - 12.10), because it
appears to be calculated on the package *before* translations,
documentation (changelogs) and other files have been stripped:

ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ dpkg -s ubuntu-docs | grep "Installed-Size"
Installed-Size: 44551

Actual size of all files in the "ubuntu-docs" package is less than 2
megabytes  (size of .deb file is 1.4Mb)!

There was a similar bug reported few years ago, but I can't reopen it,
see bug #451764

** Affects: pkgbinarymangler (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  "Installed-Size" field in most of Ubuntu packages from the main
  section is incorrect

Status in “pkgbinarymangler” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The Installed-Size header in most Ubuntu packages from the main
  section in  is incorrect (even in latest Ubuntu release - 12.10),
  because it appears to be calculated on the package *before*
  translations, documentation (changelogs) and other files have been
  stripped:

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ dpkg -s ubuntu-docs | grep "Installed-Size"
  Installed-Size: 44551

  Actual size of all files in the "ubuntu-docs" package is less than 2
  megabytes  (size of .deb file is 1.4Mb)!

  There was a similar bug reported few years ago, but I can't reopen it,
  see bug #451764

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