locate problems
 

when i type the command locate i get an error. Here's an example:

root@Silver_jet:~# locate zangband
warning: locate: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory
root@Silver_jet:~#

what's the problem?? Zangband installed (i just finished installing it).

run updatedb first as root.

Cool... my 700th post :P

of you can try
you@box# whereis Zangband

Well Azmeen i tried updatedb but got this error:

root@Silver_jet:~# updatedb
warning: updatedb: could not open database: /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db: No such file or directory

And canon, i tried whereis and it worked! Thanks alot! But i'd be much more comfortable if i knew why locate wasn't working. Any ideas anyone?

Abe... that is normal... it will always show that the first time you run updatedb on a virgin system. Your consequential updatedb won't return such messages.

Your locate whatever will work from now on.

Thanks loads Azmeen! Just made me feel a WHOLE lot better! (my system isn't broken, and i'm not huge idiot who ruined his sytem within hours!)

No prob Abe... Slack is hard to break anyway, unless you work in root unnecassarily :)

I'm getting the same error. I tried updatedb and it gave me the same error, and I tried locate again and it didn't work, same error. Any suggestions?

I figured it out. As root run "locate -u" to build the database start at the / directory and all subdirectories.