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plocate

posting-list based locate(1) for finding files

About plocate

posting-list based locate(1) for finding files

This project links 16 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 2 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.plocate: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.62 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. The first eight releases are shown; all 10 appear below. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
plocate
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
16
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

plocate is a locate(1) based on posting lists, giving much faster searches on a much smaller index. It is a drop-in replacement for mlocate in nearly all aspects, and is fast on SSDs and non-SSDs alike.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. plocate

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source plocate

    1.1.23-r0

    posting-list based locate(1) for finding files

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. plocate-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source plocate

    1.1.23-r0

    posting-list based locate(1) for finding files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. plocate

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source plocate

    1.1.23-r0

    posting-list based locate(1) for finding files

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. plocate-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source plocate

    1.1.23-r0

    posting-list based locate(1) for finding files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. plocate

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source plocate

    1.1.23-r2

    Posting-list based locate(1) for finding files

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. plocate-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source plocate

    1.1.23-r2

    Posting-list based locate(1) for finding files (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. mlocate

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils / source plocate

    1.1.18-1

    transitional dummy package

    allbookworm
  2. plocate

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    1.1.18-1

    much faster locate

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. plocate

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils

    1.1.23-1

    much faster locate

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. plocate

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source plocate

    1.1.23-4.fc43

    Much faster locate

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. plocate

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source plocate

    1.1.24-1.fc44

    Much faster locate

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. plocate

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Monitoring / source plocate

    1.1.22-lp156.2.3.1

    A much faster locate(1)

    aarch64ppc64les390xsrcx86_64leap-15.6leap-15.6-updates
  2. plocate-apparmor

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Security / source plocate

    1.1.22-lp156.2.3.1

    Apparmor profiles for plocate

    noarchleap-15.6-updates

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. plocate

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Monitoring / source plocate

    1.1.23-bp160.1.2

    A much faster locate(1)

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. plocate

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Monitoring / source plocate

    1.1.24-1.4

    A much faster locate(1)

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. plocate-apparmor

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Security / source plocate

    1.1.24-1.4

    Apparmor profiles for plocate

    noarchtumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.

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