> ~ What version of updatedb?
> ~
> ~ Try: "updatedb --version"
> ~
> Here is the version:
> 
> root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# updatedb --version
> GNU updatedb version 4.1.20
> 
> I then looked in the snaptic program list to see if I had the current version; 
> unfortuately, updatedb was not listed among the files. So the thought came 
> that perhaps it just isn't listed ; but:
> root@bmike1:/home/knoppix# apt-get install updatedb
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package updatedb

This is because updatedb is not a standalone app, but part of the slocate 
application.