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is the command locate too old for debian 13 xfce? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by arsus5478@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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locate is a command I've used in the past, but now, fresh installed with sudo apt get locate it doesn return anything.

locate --version returns locate (GNU findutils) 4.10.0, from 2024

or, have I forgotten something?

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[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Seems like a good and useful workflow for sure. Don't know if something equivalent exists, maybe it doesn't.

I'd personally use find for this, but it is a command line tool, and while I have memorized some of the more common options (directories-only would be -type d for example), I'd have to look at the manpage for more advances options. It's not hard exactly but it's not easy-to-use GUI software for sure.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've taken to using chatgpt to make me the more advanced find queries, before on linux I would ONLY use find /path | grep -i somenames So that's already an improvement, if still a bit tedious

The thing about everything is that it's so ergonomic, fast and powerful.

Being able to search anything and sort everywhich way with the click of a button

Check out this sublime search syntax (this not even half of it ! )

And the re-ordering by columns, and there are just SO MANY columns you can add, like search by EXIF camera exposure, no problem !

I really wish there was something as good as "everything" on linux, it's just awesome.

[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Oh that's pretty cool! I does seem like a shame to not have something like that on Linux.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe it could run on something like wine ? But if there's not something like... whatever it is that thing that makes WizTree faster than WinDirStat, then it would probably work in a very slow compatibility mode

[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Maybe? It'll almost certainly be worse (or not work at all maybe) than on Windows.