#569759 use consistent units

Package:
aptitude
Source:
aptitude
Description:
terminal-based package manager
Submitter:
Date:
2012-12-08 06:00:06 UTC
Severity:
minor
#569759#5
Date:
2010-02-14 02:53:20 UTC
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I can't take it any longer,

49 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 64.5kB/66.1MB of archives. After unpacking 1,221kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

Do you know how deceptive "64.5kB/66.1MB" is?

Please use the same units consistently!

If the Federal Trade Commission knew what you were up to....

It there anyway to keep the darn units from squirming back and forth.

Can I please be allowed to say I always want kilobytes, always
megabytes, etc.?

See also 540411.

Yes, I had 99% of the debs already there, but it looks we're facing a
hours download on our modem if you don't look close at the k and the M.