[GLLUG] desktop seach opn ubuntu

[David Singer]

I tried something a year or so ago that seem to work. I forget the
exact name but I think it started with Go. I ended up ditching it
though in favor of a very organized director structure.

David

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 18:44, Eduardo Cesconetto <eduardo at cesconetto.com> wrote:
> to many bugs...
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> On Fri, 2010-06-04 at 18:40 -0700, David Singer wrote:
>> 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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