# How Big Is Kernel-Default? **URL:** \ **Category:** SUSE Studio / Studio Express\ **Created:** [October 16, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-big-is-kernel-default/28793 "2016-10-16T19:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-big-is-kernel-default/28793/1 "2016-10-16T19:46:01Z")
I cloned the Just Enough OS and took a look at what was installed. The Size column reports 223 MB but clicking on the name shows 43.7 MB in the details. See image for a discrepancy in reported size. [http://paste.opensuse.org/30419379](http://paste.opensuse.org/30419379) Which is correct? Why is there a discrepancy? ## – opticyclic opticyclic’s Profile: [http://forums.opensuse.org/member.php?userid=50842](http://forums.opensuse.org/member.php?userid=50842) View this thread: [http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php?t=520497](http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php?t=520497) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-big-is-kernel-default/28793/2 "2016-10-16T20:56:01Z")
I’m not sure, but I think the 47.3M is the size of the RPM that you download. However, that RPM is compressed. The 223M is the size after uncompressing. And, of course, the RPM contains many files that are associated with the kernel and need to be updated when the kernel is updated. ## – -opensuse Leap 42.1; KDE Plasma 5; –opensuse tumbleweed; KDE Plasma 5 (test system);- nrickert’s Profile: [http://forums.opensuse.org/member.php?userid=49759](http://forums.opensuse.org/member.php?userid=49759) View this thread: [http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php?t=520497](http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php?t=520497)