[Bug 224185] Re: /var/lib/mlocate does not respect Unix FHS

[Thomas Hotz]

** Changed in: mlocate (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  /var/lib/mlocate does not respect Unix FHS

Status in “mlocate” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: mlocate

  The package findutils once moved /var/lib/locate to /var/cache/locate,
  witness the following comment in
  /var/lib/dpkg/info/findutils.postinst:

  if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
    # up to 4.1.7-2 locatedb was in non-FHS-dir /var/lib/locate
    if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" le-nl "4.1.7-2" ; then
      if [ -f /var/lib/locate/locatedb ]; then
        mv /var/lib/locate/locatedb /var/cache/locate/
        rmdir /var/lib/locate 2>/dev/null || true

  The same should apply to mlocate.
  I'm using 0.18-2ubuntu1 on a system upgraded from Gutsy to Hardy (release).

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