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10 GB storage for default installation, 4 GB storage for commandline-only installation, 403 GB storage if you install every Debian package under the sun.
I doubt it's possible to have them all installed and have a functioning system anyway
Don't knock it 'til you try it!
sudo apt install * -yBonus points is you run a fork bomb in parallel and see how far you get. Throw an egg on your heat sink for fun.
Do this with a Pentium D computer for optimal scrambled egg result
There are some packages that aren't compatible, that are alternatives that do the same thing, so apt won't let you install them at the same time.
MrBeast should try this
Ahhhhh, ok.
Wild… I think I might try to get my OS that big one day just for kicks
Which you can't even to because of conflicts/architecture availability.
403GB is the compressed size of all packages for all architectures.