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?

  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
    2·
    6 days ago

    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.

    • gnuhaut@lemmy.ml
      2·
      5 days ago

      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.

      • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
        2·
        5 days ago

        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.

        • gnuhaut@lemmy.ml
          1·
          5 days ago

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

          • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
            2·
            5 days ago

            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

            • gnuhaut@lemmy.ml
              1·
              5 days ago

              Maybe? It’ll almost certainly be worse (or not work at all maybe) than on Windows.