How to tell which version of a application is running

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Chris schreef op 18-04-2017 0:55:
> On Sun, 2017-04-16 at 23:24 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:

>> Rename the Ubuntu version to tracker.org and reboot (or restart
>> tracker
>> if it's a systemd-type thing). That way it has to be your version or
>> none. But read the rest of this message first.
> 
> Karl, that worked perfectly! I renamed tracker as you suggested, logged
> out and back in. The re-indexing started but only ran a few minutes,
> and finished.

I mean, this was my first message:

"Chris schreef op 16-04-2017 14:23:

> Please, only helpful replies.

Which one takes precedence depends on your PATH.

However if it is getting loaded through (a systemd) service then it will 
likely directly execute the old one.

Looking at the filelist

/etc/xdg/autostart/tracker-store.desktop
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tracker-1.0/writeback-modules/libwriteback-taglib.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/tracker-1.0/writeback-modules/libwriteback-xmp.so
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.Tracker1.Writeback.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.Tracker1.service

There is not a lot that can automatically start it but I don't know how 
this works.

But anyway; if all else is equivalent, you can just symlink the new one 
to the old one:

# mv /usr/bin/tracker{,.backup}
# ln -s /usr/local/bin/tracker /usr/bin/

And see what happens."

The first command is short for "mv /usr/bin/tracker 
/usr/bin/tracker.backup, just so you know. Maybe that's not very clear.

So maybe that's my mistake there so write something so unclear.

Regardless to then give credit to the other person that not only 
responds after me but who responds an hour later with basically the same 
suggestion (that might even have not worked if direct links were used) 
but which in all respects does the same thing, is just a bit...

Call it reason to not want to help people if this is the treatment you 
get, you know.

Sorry, but that's true.

Karl ignores my message to begin with and instead of responding to it to 
clarify it he pretends it was never written -- or maybe he never 
received it.

That is just in bad taste from my pov, but well, whatever.