Re: aptitude wants to remove 'locate'
On 2009-06-14 23:06 +0200, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> 'mlocate' was already installed but I had overlooked the line about
> /usr/bin/locate using /etc/alternatives to actually point to mlocate.
>
> Did the 'locate' database get purged when 'locate' was removed?
No, it¹ gets purged when the locate package is, ehm, purged.
> 'mlocate' stores different info so it uses its own.
Yes, therefore it is fine to purge the locate package.
Sven
¹ The version that was used by locate.findutils, that is.
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