Comment 7 for bug 189462

It has been said very clearly that <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-February/025065.html">slocate would be removed</a>. Don't expect anything to be 'fixed' if the intention is to drop it completely.

Though I have not much idea why the final result is to add mlocate instead. For those who need command line access, change your habit is the way to go. Or maybe symlink.