Tell me more ×
Ask Ubuntu is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 17 down vote favorite
3

Beagle was my favorite. But it is not maintained anymore, afaik. And it does not work reasonably; it stops working spontaneously and does not return any result. How can I correct this problem and if it is not possible what alternatives are available? Thank you.

share|improve this question

3 Answers

up vote 10 down vote accepted

One tool I can recommend is tracker. If you install the software, it is started automatically when you log in. It updates its index as a background process. If you want to search some item, there are different possibilities:

  1. Nautilus: Press Ctrl+f. A windows opens where you can enter your search term.
  2. GNOME applet: The deskbar applet allows you to enter a search term and shows a listing of found things.
  3. Catfish: is a application which can talk with different search programs.
  4. console: enter tracker-search foobar and tracker will start its search.
share|improve this answer
up vote 6 down vote

I use recoll. It's very nice.

share|improve this answer
3  
Recoll even has a unity lens for Ubuntu 11.10. Try this PPA – Jakob Mar 26 '12 at 11:41
2  
Customizable searches from command line. The backend of recoll is Xapian, the same engine used for website search apps like SOLR – hobs Aug 12 '12 at 20:37
up vote 1 down vote

Have you considered using Tracker? It appears to be the replacement of Beagle in the Ubuntu Desktop and has been integrated with most applications in Ubuntu. sudo apt-get install tracker tracker-search-tool

share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.