dpkg-query -Wf '${Installed-Size}\t${Package}\n' | sort -n Similar the the RPM [https://xensoft.com/find-the-largest-installed-rpms/] equivalent. However, the above doesn't seem to always list the "Installed Size" - you can always fall back to this brute force method: dpkg --get-selections | cut -f1 | while read pkg; do dpkg -L