Re: [Tracker] Can I use tracker to index files on my X-less Debian server?

[Jürg Billeter <j bitron ch>]

Hi Rich,

On Tue, 2012-10-02 at 15:28 +0100, Rich Lott wrote:
> I use tracker on my desktop, but would like to run it on my Debian 
> Squeeze fileserver. The server does not have X (and therefore no Gnome).
>
> [...]
>
> I tried installing tracker, but could not find a way to configure it (no 
> gsettings), and got dbus errors. I read on an archived mail conversation 
> that tracker "ought" to be able to work without X.

It should definitely be possible to install and run Tracker without an X
server, however, at least GLib in Debian Squeeze is too old, you need
version 2.28 or later. Also, you need to launch a DBus session bus,
e.g., by using dbus-launch.

Regards,
JÃrg