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Linux apropos command always returns "nothing appropriate"

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Problem

I have a minimal installation of CentOS 5.7 32-bit on a VM. The apropos command always returns "nothing appropriate" Even after I run updatedb. It works on another CentOS server I have.

Error Output

[root@localhost ~]# apropos man
man: nothing appropriate

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Fix for: Linux apropos command always returns "nothing appropriate"

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Try executing 'makewhatis' as root. That updates the man page database, and creates it if it doesn't already exist, which it may not on a fresh installation. 'updatedb' updates the database for 'locate', and probably isn't related to this issue.

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