On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:36:14 -0700 Mike Kupfer <kup...@rawbw.com> wrote:
> I see that apt-xapian-index has been removed from Debian (and it looks > like Ubuntu, too). I can't say I entirely understand the reasons for > the removal. At least one justification that was given for Ubuntu is > the poor user experience for Synaptic when the index is being rebuilt. > And while I agree that the experience is poor, I'd rather have that > than have to use the standard Synaptic search UI, which I find klunky. > Agreed. I've never been bothered by the update, and I run sid, which probably sees more change than Testing, and certainly more than Stable. The rather snappier performance in use more than makes up for the occasional delay in indexing. -- Joe
