Getting Started
To install Tracker, you can compile from source or grab either an RPM or a DEB package.
Installing from source
- Download the latest source tarball from the download page
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Extract the tarball (where x.y.z is the version number)
tar xvzf tracker-x.y.z.tar.gz -
Change to tracker source directory
cd tracker-x.y.z
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Configure the make process
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
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Compile the code
make
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Install the software
sudo make install
OR
sudo checkinstall
Run as root if you do not use sudo
Binary Packages
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Debian - available in Lenny and Sid.
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Ubuntu - available in Feisty [universe], Gutsy and Hardy.
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Fedora - available in the repository.
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Gentoo - Tracker is now included in portage.
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Mandriva - Tracker is now included in in the contrib section of Cooker (the development distro). It is going to be available in the stable release of Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring.
Using Tracker
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To run Tracker, which should immediately start indexing your home directory, simply run:
trackerd &
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To get a glimpse Tracker's activities, run:
tail -f ~/.local/share/tracker/tracker.log(make sure that Verbosity is set to at least 1 in ~/.config/tracker/tracker.cfg for release 0.6.0 and beyond)
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For command line search, run:
tracker-search
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For GUI search, run:
tracker-search-tool(this should be available under System -> Preferences on GNOME 2.18)
More info
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For more on Tracker, see the README file in the root of the source directory OR refer to Documentation.
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For information about applications using Tracker, refer to Applications.