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A file shows in "locate" command but don't exist. Why?
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I'm having a strange issue. I am currently fixing a flash install on Backtrack 5 (Based on Ubuntu). I really need to get flash to work, so I looked up on Google. On some board, one guy said that on this distribution (which is finally based on Debian) flash installs into Iceweasel-flashplugin, so we…
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uses a database called . It's normally updated by system cron jobs. If the DB hasn't been updated, it'll show non-existent or new files/directories. you can force an update with the command. See this link among others. Manpage of clearly says - Sour…
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