Ok, so more simply put, the slocate is deprecated.
That's all I needed to hear.
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slocate does not run if mlocate is installed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/236181
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Here are more details. This is a deliberate decision and you can't use the
alternatives system.
The discussion about it between Martin Pitt and Colin Watson is at
http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2008/02/14/%23ubuntu-devel.txt
The interesting part starts at 10:59 and the decision on how to change the
>>From the package description mlocate uses the alternatives system
>> "Installing mlocate will change the /usr/bin/locate binary to point to
>> mlocate via the alternatives mechanism"
> I haven't checked but if it is not the case then this is a bug and you
> should fill a report about it.
This *i
Here is the relevant discussion about that choice
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-February/025065.html
and this particular message https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-
devel/2008-February/025087.html from cjwatson who propose to ship
mlocate instead of slocate.
You can als
You are saying that the insecure mlocate supercedes the secure slocate and
there is no way to enable slocate if mlocate is installed.
Why doesn't the cron.daily script use the alternatives system if a user wants
to use the secure slocate program?
How is the user to use slocate, then?
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slocate
Thanks for your report. This is a desired behavior.
slocate (3.1-1.1ubuntu3) hardy; urgency=low
* debian/cron.daily: Don't run if mlocate is installed.
-- Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:14:02 +
** Changed in: slocate (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
** Chan
This is a potential security issue since slocate is the reputed "secure"
version of "locate". When the user believes he or she is using the
"secure" locate after installing the slocate package, in reality they
are still using "mlocate" due to this bug.
This bug also affects package named "mlocate
