search (with beagle)

[Markus Schönhaber]

Luca Dionisi wrote:

> I'm missing a feature that I was used to use with fedora, where "it just works".
> It is beagle.
> 
> I'm using Feisty.
> I tried to "aptitude install beagle" but it does not
> integrate well into the Ubuntu desktop.
> When I do "Places -> Search for files" another tool is used.
> I have got the real beagle UI in "Applications -> Accessories -> Search"

Same for me. But I don't care about that since I always start beagle by 
pressing F12.

> Furthermore it says my files are being indexed, but disks are idle
> and nothing happens... never.
> Oh, and it does not find any file. never.

Is the beagle-daemon started with your session? You should see two 
entries in Settings/Sessions wrt to beagle.
Check whether beagle actually gets started.

> Anyone still using Beagle? Or anyone willing to suggest other tools?
> I'm open-minded. :)

I'm still using beagle and would still like it if it only provided the 
web indexing through the firefox plugin.

Regards
   mks