Re: [suse-security] updatedb@locate

[Rick Green <rtgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 30 Apr 2003, Sourian wrote:

> I understand. Why is it no longer installed by default? Is it replaced
> by something else? If I need to search for a command, how can I do it?
>
 Q1: SuSE was getting lots of inquiries from rank newbies wondering why
their hard disks started chattering every morning at ~1AM (updatedb cron
job).
 Q2: I know of no replacement.  If you know enough to use it, simply
install the rpm.
 Q3: ARCHIVES.gz on the first CD lists every file in every rpm. grep thru
it to answer any 'WHich rpm do I install to get foo?' questions.
     `which` will search your current path for a specific executable.
     `locate' will search the locate db for any file. (check the config -
some branches of the filesystem may be skipped by updatedb).

-- 
Rick Green

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
 temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
                                  -Benjamin Franklin


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