[GLLUG] desktop seach opn ubuntu

David Singer david at ramaboo.com
Fri Jun 4 21:40:05 EDT 2010


Ctrl + F in any open file browser window works for me if you want
desktop search.

Also if you like google desktop search why not just install it? there
is a linux version.

David

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 18:36, Eduardo Cesconetto <eduardo at cesconetto.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the response, but I want desktop search, not terminal. :)
>
> Please keep the thread on topic dude!!!
>
> :)
>
> On Fri, 2010-06-04 at 18:34 -0700, David Singer wrote:
>> open terminal type
>> $ sudo updatedb   // just in case its not up to date
>> $ locate filename
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 18:06, Eduardo Cesconetto <eduardo at cesconetto.com> wrote:
>> > so... I installed Deskbar on 10.04 and it works fine, but the behavior I
>> > expected is not there, I expected that when I typed a filename I would
>> > get a list of files containing that text, not an action that says:
>> > "search for files containing..."
>> >
>> > I could not find a configuration setting to change that, so here are my
>> > questions:
>> >
>> > Am I missing something?
>> > Is Deskbar just "like that" and I am s.o.l.?
>> > Any suggestions to a search tool that would behave like Spotlight or
>> > Google Desktop Search?
>> >
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