On Tuesday 20 December 2005 02:33 am, Peter Mann wrote:

> Tried running updatedb, and got smacked for trying to make a database
> without permission.

Sorry, I should have told you that you need to be root/su to run that.

> Tried running slocate, downloading slocate, installing slocate : nuffin
> but alligators.
> Mandrake 10.1 and Kanotix had file finders that worked.
> Even MicroKlutz XP has file finder.
>
> Gnome-find not found.
> Urpmi remains inscrutable.
> Followed recent advice to disable disc as urpmi source.  That worked.
> This love/hate thing with linux is wearing me down.

Umm, you did go to the penguin liberation fronts website and setup your urpmi 
sources didn't you?

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