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



On Mon, 17 Mar 2025, Charles Curley wrote:

> charles@hawk:~$ apt show plocate
> Package: plocate
...
> Replaces: mlocate (<< 1.1.7)
...
> Description: much faster locate

I removed my /etc/updatedb.conf, uninstalled package locate, installed package 
plocate, and ran updatedb as root.  The command locate is now defined as 
 /usr/bin/locate -> /etc/alternatives/locate* -> /usr/bin/plocate*

I didn´t need to modify /etc/updatedb.conf, PRUNEPATHS already allows /mnt .

It looks as if package locate could be retired.  Roger 

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