Your welcome, glad I was actually able to help somebody ;P TeddyB
-----Original Message----- From: lina <lina.lastn...@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:09:32 To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Cc: Debian Lists<debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: Re: locate something not exist Thanks, it works, On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:06 PM, <teddi...@tmo.blackberry.net> wrote: > > I believe you need to run > > #updatedb > > If I am not mistaken (updatedb may work for different search command if > memory is faulty) > > But if I'm not mistaken, updatedb will refresh the database locate uses to > find results... > > TeddyB > > -----Original Message----- > From: lina <lina.lastn...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:55:38 > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: locate something not exist > > Hi, > > when I located fglrx > > which has been purged, > > but it still showed me lots > such as > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-glx.preinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-modules-dkms.list > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-modules-dkms.md5sums > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-modules-dkms.postinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-modules-dkms.prerm > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-source.list > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-source.md5sums > /var/lib/update-rc.d/fglrx-atieventsd > > when I checked further, found > > # more /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-source.md5sums > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-source.md5sums: No such file or directory > # more /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-driver.preinst > /var/lib/dpkg/info/fglrx-driver.preinst: No such file or directory > # more /etc/modprobe.d/fglrx-driver.conf > /etc/modprobe.d/fglrx-driver.conf: No such file or director > > so the "locate" has some problems? > > > -- > Thanks and best regards, > > lina > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/banlktinjedycmtcb_i6nwvcr+kcc6mh...@mail.gmail.com > > -- Thanks and best regards, lina -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktikxr97ws_pgjstx9atsts9wntn...@mail.gmail.com