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I remember a release when tracker was one of the innovations of Ubuntu. What happened to it?

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Metatracker, usually referred to as Tracker, was introduced in 8.04 (an LTS release), but removed, I believe, in 9.04. I can only speculate as to why it was removed, but my guess would be multiple bugs, such as 100% CPU when the tracker daemon failed, or the slow start up on less powerful systems due to the indices updating.

I run it on my system and haven't noticed any slow downs, but my laptop is reasonably powerful.

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  • That seems like a nice link, but it isn't a link to wikipedia, but to wikinfo. Wikinfo differs in editorial policy from Wikipedia. Generally, the main article on a subject should present the subject in a positive light or as a concept which makes sense. Alternative or critical perspectives should be placed in linked articles, Wikinfo welcomes editors from Wikipedia and offers much more opportunity to edit freely. Original research and original ideas are welcome.
    – nealmcb
    Apr 12, 2011 at 22:45
  • Ah yeah. I didn't notice that. I don't think the editing policy particularly detracts from the content of that article though, so I'll leave the link intact, edit the source.
    – Scaine
    Apr 12, 2011 at 23:24
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    @Scaine now link is dead :/.
    – Braiam
    Aug 17, 2013 at 16:12
  • Thanks - removed the link and will try a search for a better comparison.
    – Scaine
    Aug 23, 2013 at 13:59

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