This is not a missing package, merely a missing file. The dlocatedb is not created immediately after you install dlocate; rather, a nightly cron job which updates this file is installed. The postinstall script also creates this file, but it is run asynchronously, so it might not yet have finished by the time you tried to run dlocate. (This is slightly puzzling; the file should already exist by that point, although it might be empty.)
Anyway, could you please confirm that the file does exist on your system now. If not, please reopen this bug (change its state from "Invalid" to "New") so we can follow up. Thanks. ** Changed in: dlocate (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- dlocatedb not installed by dlocate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/304381 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs