How do you configure Tracker search indexing tool?

The project page mentions tracker-preferences but I don't have this command with version 2.0.3.

Solution 1:

Ubuntu 20.04

Folders to include in scan can be specified in:

Settings → Search → Search Locations (button on top bar)

Also you can exclude a specific folder and its subfolders by creating an empty .trackerignore file in the folder.

Solution 2:

Update for Ubuntu 20.04

In Ubuntu 20.04 and 19.10, the package tracker-preferences is not available. To configure what folders and files Tracker indexes, as well as other settings such as indexing while on battery:

• Install dconf Editor, either in Terminal via sudo apt install -y dconf-editor or in Ubuntu Software.
• Run dconf Editor (search for it in the desktop search).
• In dconf Editor, browse to org > freedesktop > Tracker > Miner > Files
• Carefully modify the settings for Tracker
• When you are done, simply close dconf Editor

Here is a screenshot of dconf Editor:

This can all me done via the command line as well via gsettings. To view the available settings, use:

gsettings list-recursively org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files

For more information on Tracker, read the useful but hard-to-find Tracker FAQ.