Do you use Beagle search?

[nelamvr6]

I think that removing it from the next version is a pretty good idea, if anyone wants it they can always install it later.

[Howitzer]

I have used it on a few occasions but frankly, there's no need to.
I have everything organized tightly in specified folders so i always know the location of files.

[starkey]

I voted "No", I use Tracker

[Negen]

i vote no becouse i have no need for it I am not worried if is resource hungry i have a hard time getting my system to use all 2 gb of ram but i always use folding at home so cpu is at 100% 24/7 for almost two years now. i used it a few times but could never find what i was looking for

[67GTA]

I use Copernicus desktop search for XP because it sticks stuff everywhere. I never use the search in Linux because I already know where everything is.

[facade47]

No. I know where my stuff is, and when I try to find system files, Beagle displays useless results.

[Adler]

Hi All,

No, No, No!

Google also has something out there, but better to keep away from them indexing your PC.

I'd found it was a set of interesting tools, but as someone else has said, it is a resource hog.

BTW, I thought that just backing things up would be the better, safer solution. If you can't find it would any one of these apps really do it for you?

That opinion might be contrary to the point here, but think about it for a minute.

I keep a good deal of things in Cyberspace that allows me to bring it all back together again i.e. GMail, and my server.

Adler

[nelamvr6]

It's also worth noting that Linux comes with a couple of very useful search tools already!

I'm thinking of locate, find and grep.

Locate works pretty well for me, but it relies on a database that's updated daily, much like beagle. So if the file you're looking for has been placed before it has had a chance to be indexed then it won't find it.

[dgittler]

It's also worth noting that Linux comes with a couple of very useful search tools already!

I'm thinking of locate, find and grep.

I've played with Linux installations for years and can honestly say I have no clue what those commands are and how to use them.

Newcomers to Linux, looking for a system that just works, won't know about those commands and won't be looking to learn the CLI (like me.) If there's something I want to try with my system, I just find a site similar to ubuntuguide.org, cut and paste command line text and hope and pray that it works.

[clem]

For locate, all you need to run is "sudo updatedb" and it'll be up to date again.

Clem

[nelamvr6]

For locate, all you need to run is "sudo updatedb" and it'll be up to date again.

Clem

Thanks for the tip!

Is the database updated daily anyways?

[clem]

I actually don't know I was under the impression it was updated at boot time.

Clem

[Sagasha]

I don't think it's installed by default in the KDE Community Edition.

[nelamvr6]

I don't think it's installed by default in the KDE Community Edition.

Which, Beagle or Locate?

[nelamvr6]

I actually don't know I was under the impression it was updated at boot time.

Clem

Well, I couldn't find out any more info.

But I added an entry to my crontab so it gets updated at least daily. I don't reboot every day so this should make it more useful.

EDIT:

Ooops! Typed too soon!


There is already a cron job, it's "slocate" in cron.daily. So it is already updated daily by default.

[Fergus]

when I try to find system files, Beagle displays useless results.

i'm with the above. Whenever i have wanted to locate files, beagle has been fairly useless. If 'locate' performs the same operations and is more accurate then i say write, a front end and call it Mint Search or mint find etc.

I do appreciate the need for such an application, an di think there should be one included by default, but not beagle.

[lucho_elmillo]

vote for no, i used another programs when i need, i don't like beagle really

[calumc]

i voted no because it has been useless to me for the only things i use it for:system files.

but the idea that Fergus had about writing a frontend for some of the terminal apps is a very good one and would add yet another unique thing to mint

[ido]

I voted no, I've used locate for a long time and is enough for my needs.
Ido

[alexander]

I'm a neat freak, I know where my files be hiding.


... mind you I still cross my fingers and type 'busty blond' into the search box every now and again. So far nothing