Debian 12: /etc/updatedb.conf and it's man page are missing

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Subject: Debian 12: /etc/updatedb.conf and it's man page are missing
From: Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:51:33 +0100 (CET)
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Debian 12 doesn´t include the /etc/updatedb.conf file.  I use locate to find 
things in /mnt.  This needs a modified PRUNEPATHS declaration, so I copied an 
/etc/updatedb.conf which doesn´t prune /mnt from a Debian 11 installation.

I am surprised to see no /etc/updatedb.conf in Debian 12.  Is this deliberate?

The man (5) page for updatedb.conf is also missing.

Roger

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