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[SOLVED] is the command locate too old for debian 13 xfce? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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[SOLVED] I run sudo updatedb

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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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I search for files dozens of times per day, it's largely how I navigate between folders.
And often advanced searches like only this root folder, in reverse order of accessed time, or only folder
On windows I use void tools everything but nothing like it compares in speed and ease of use on linux.
It's one of my many roadblock to transition to linux.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (3 children)

    You might like fd. And bat. And generally awesome shell.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sounds good, I'm searching for a good shell function and alias repository

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