RE: [MLUG] Unable to use the 'locate' command

["ahkrc" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Hi 
 
Thanks a lot for the advice. Here's the info:
 
Release: 2005.1 (I'm not sure if that's written correctly)
Yes, logged in as root
I'm not running sudo.

Thanks Again
 
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From: EMAIL:PROTECTED on behalf of Shawn Parker
Sent: Wed 7/6/2005 8:32 AM
To: MLUG Members
Subject: Re: [MLUG] Unable to use the 'locate' command



i forgot to ask the basics.

which gentoo release?
are you logged in as root?
are you using sudo?
etc...etc...etc...

:)

On 7/6/05, Shawn Parker <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> yea, but in gentoo, slocate isn't installed by default...it has it's
> own little blurb in the handbook.
>
> make sure you've run "updatedb /" first to index your system.
>
> try uninstalling it (if it's there) and re-installing it.
> emerge --unmerge slocate
> emerge slocate
>
> maybe try
> emerge --clean slocate
>
> to remove any packages, dependencies, etc...associated with slocate.
>
> or, just try a
> emerge -pv slocate to see if there is a mask
>
> On 7/6/05, Dave McBride <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > On SuSE, locate is part of findutils-locate. Pkg description states it is part of GNU findutils suite.
> >
> > On Wednesday 06 July 2005 7:49 am, Shawn Parker wrote:
> > > is slocate installed? try a "which slocate."
> > >
> > > On 7/6/05, Phillip Kelchen <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > > > You could try to use "whereis" instead.
> > > >
> > > > ahkrc wrote:
> > > > >Hi
> > > > >
> > > > >I have Gentoo Linux installed on my laptop, for some reason, the
> > > > > 'locate' command is unavailable to me. There seem to be no packages
> > > > > that can be emerged to solve this problem.
> > > > >
> > > > >Any help to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > >Thanks.
> >
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