updatedb command is part of package mlocate, it is used to create list of files, so you can use locate command to find files faster.
On most servers this not not required as you don’t find files that often and no need to keep such a database ready. When you need to find some files, just use find command.
To see location of updatedb command, run which updatedb
root@server74 [~]# which updatedb /usr/bin/updatedb root@server74 [~]#
To see which package provide this binary file, run command
root@server74 [~]# rpm -qf /usr/bin/updatedb mlocate-0.22.2-6.el6.x86_64 root@server74 [~]#
Now, lets remove it with yum remove
yum remove mlocate
root@server74 [~]# yum remove mlocate Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, rhnplugin Setting up Remove Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package mlocate.x86_64 0:0.22.2-6.el6 will be erased --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= Removing: mlocate x86_64 0.22.2-6.el6 @cloudlinux-x86_64-server-6 279 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= Remove 1 Package(s) Installed size: 279 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Erasing : mlocate-0.22.2-6.el6.x86_64 1/1 Verifying : mlocate-0.22.2-6.el6.x86_64 1/1 Removed: mlocate.x86_64 0:0.22.2-6.el6 Complete! root@server74 [~]#
