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10. Legacy Information

[Note]Slocate has been replaced with mlocate in this release.

The /usr/bin/{locate,updatedb} implementation slocate was replaced by mlocate.

  • The locate command should be completely compatible.

  • /etc/updatedb.conf is compatible for correct configuration files

  • Syntax errors that slocate would not detect are now reported.

  • The DAILY_UPDATE variable is not supported.

  • The updatedb command is not compatible, custom scripts using updatedb might have to be changed.

The LinuxThreads library, which has been deprecated in Fedora Core 4, is no longer available in this release. NPTL has been the default threading library since Red Hat Linux 9.

Fedora Core includes legacy system libraries for compatibility with older software. This software is part of the "Legacy Software Development" group that is not installed by default. Users who require this functionality can select this group during installation or run the following command post-installation. 

yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"
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