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How to change default search engine in firefox running on ubuntu
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I did similar threads on this issue, I modified browser.search.defaultenginename and browser.search.defaulturl to Google, it still comes back with Yahoo. I am stuck, not sure how to change the defaults
ubuntu firefox search-engines
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I did similar threads on this issue, I modified browser.search.defaultenginename and browser.search.defaulturl to Google, it still comes back with Yahoo. I am stuck, not sure how to change the defaults
ubuntu firefox search-engines
asked Oct 27 '12 at 16:43
JoshuaJoshua
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the easiest way to see what's left is to search for the keyword "yahoo" itself in about:config and see what keys are still left with yahoo value
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 16:47
no there are 3 flags and they don't work
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:21
have you tried the keyword.url?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 17:24
I did, didn't work (FF on Ubuntu)
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:34
is there any plugin of yahoo? have you tried reset firefox?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 18:14
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I did similar threads on this issue, I modified browser.search.defaultenginename and browser.search.defaulturl to Google, it still comes back with Yahoo. I am stuck, not sure how to change the defaults
ubuntu firefox search-engines
asked Oct 27 '12 at 16:43
JoshuaJoshua
3262414
I did similar threads on this issue, I modified browser.search.defaultenginename and browser.search.defaulturl to Google, it still comes back with Yahoo. I am stuck, not sure how to change the defaults
ubuntu firefox search-engines
ubuntu firefox search-engines
asked Oct 27 '12 at 16:43
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asked Oct 27 '12 at 16:43
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asked Oct 27 '12 at 16:43
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asked Oct 27 '12 at 16:43
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asked Oct 27 '12 at 16:43
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the easiest way to see what's left is to search for the keyword "yahoo" itself in about:config and see what keys are still left with yahoo value
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 16:47
no there are 3 flags and they don't work
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:21
have you tried the keyword.url?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 17:24
I did, didn't work (FF on Ubuntu)
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:34
is there any plugin of yahoo? have you tried reset firefox?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 18:14
|
show 1 more comment
the easiest way to see what's left is to search for the keyword "yahoo" itself in about:config and see what keys are still left with yahoo value
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 16:47
no there are 3 flags and they don't work
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:21
have you tried the keyword.url?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 17:24
I did, didn't work (FF on Ubuntu)
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:34
is there any plugin of yahoo? have you tried reset firefox?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 18:14
the easiest way to see what's left is to search for the keyword "yahoo" itself in about:config and see what keys are still left with yahoo value
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 16:47
the easiest way to see what's left is to search for the keyword "yahoo" itself in about:config and see what keys are still left with yahoo value
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 16:47
no there are 3 flags and they don't work
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:21
no there are 3 flags and they don't work
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:21
have you tried the keyword.url?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 17:24
have you tried the keyword.url?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 17:24
I did, didn't work (FF on Ubuntu)
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:34
I did, didn't work (FF on Ubuntu)
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:34
is there any plugin of yahoo? have you tried reset firefox?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 18:14
is there any plugin of yahoo? have you tried reset firefox?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 18:14
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Assuming that you don't have a Yahoo bar installed in your browser, you should be able to change the search engine by simply selecting the name from the "Search" field (next to the address bar) without going into about:config. I think you have something from Yahoo that's putting it back, or your preferences are owned by some other user id for some reason. Try resetting the permissions on your ~/.mozilla directory like:
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.mozilla; sudo chmod -R u+w ~/.mozilla
answered Oct 28 '12 at 7:28
l3m5l3m5
1561
No its a multi-user Ubuntu system and I don't have an Yahoo toolbar. Even if I change it manually to Google, it comes back with Yahoo on re-start.
– Joshua
Oct 29 '12 at 4:37
add a comment |
First of all i'm using ubuntu 12.04
open Firefox in URL bar type about:config and press enter
in search bar type keyword.URL after locating double click on it and modify it's value to
For Yahoo: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=
For Bing: http://www.bing.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
For Google: http://www.google.com/search?&q=
DONE.
Example
changing default search engine to yahoo
answered Nov 2 '12 at 13:22
maxmax
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Assuming that you don't have a Yahoo bar installed in your browser, you should be able to change the search engine by simply selecting the name from the "Search" field (next to the address bar) without going into about:config. I think you have something from Yahoo that's putting it back, or your preferences are owned by some other user id for some reason. Try resetting the permissions on your ~/.mozilla directory like:
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.mozilla; sudo chmod -R u+w ~/.mozilla
answered Oct 28 '12 at 7:28
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No its a multi-user Ubuntu system and I don't have an Yahoo toolbar. Even if I change it manually to Google, it comes back with Yahoo on re-start.
– Joshua
Oct 29 '12 at 4:37
add a comment |
Assuming that you don't have a Yahoo bar installed in your browser, you should be able to change the search engine by simply selecting the name from the "Search" field (next to the address bar) without going into about:config. I think you have something from Yahoo that's putting it back, or your preferences are owned by some other user id for some reason. Try resetting the permissions on your ~/.mozilla directory like:
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.mozilla; sudo chmod -R u+w ~/.mozilla
answered Oct 28 '12 at 7:28
l3m5l3m5
1561
No its a multi-user Ubuntu system and I don't have an Yahoo toolbar. Even if I change it manually to Google, it comes back with Yahoo on re-start.
– Joshua
Oct 29 '12 at 4:37
add a comment |
Assuming that you don't have a Yahoo bar installed in your browser, you should be able to change the search engine by simply selecting the name from the "Search" field (next to the address bar) without going into about:config. I think you have something from Yahoo that's putting it back, or your preferences are owned by some other user id for some reason. Try resetting the permissions on your ~/.mozilla directory like:
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.mozilla; sudo chmod -R u+w ~/.mozilla
answered Oct 28 '12 at 7:28
l3m5l3m5
1561
Assuming that you don't have a Yahoo bar installed in your browser, you should be able to change the search engine by simply selecting the name from the "Search" field (next to the address bar) without going into about:config. I think you have something from Yahoo that's putting it back, or your preferences are owned by some other user id for some reason. Try resetting the permissions on your ~/.mozilla directory like:
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.mozilla; sudo chmod -R u+w ~/.mozilla
answered Oct 28 '12 at 7:28
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answered Oct 28 '12 at 7:28
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No its a multi-user Ubuntu system and I don't have an Yahoo toolbar. Even if I change it manually to Google, it comes back with Yahoo on re-start.
– Joshua
Oct 29 '12 at 4:37
add a comment |
No its a multi-user Ubuntu system and I don't have an Yahoo toolbar. Even if I change it manually to Google, it comes back with Yahoo on re-start.
– Joshua
Oct 29 '12 at 4:37
No its a multi-user Ubuntu system and I don't have an Yahoo toolbar. Even if I change it manually to Google, it comes back with Yahoo on re-start.
– Joshua
Oct 29 '12 at 4:37
No its a multi-user Ubuntu system and I don't have an Yahoo toolbar. Even if I change it manually to Google, it comes back with Yahoo on re-start.
– Joshua
Oct 29 '12 at 4:37
add a comment |
First of all i'm using ubuntu 12.04
open Firefox in URL bar type about:config and press enter
in search bar type keyword.URL after locating double click on it and modify it's value to
For Yahoo: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=
For Bing: http://www.bing.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
For Google: http://www.google.com/search?&q=
DONE.
Example
changing default search engine to yahoo
answered Nov 2 '12 at 13:22
maxmax
2,50794261
add a comment |
First of all i'm using ubuntu 12.04
open Firefox in URL bar type about:config and press enter
in search bar type keyword.URL after locating double click on it and modify it's value to
For Yahoo: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=
For Bing: http://www.bing.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
For Google: http://www.google.com/search?&q=
DONE.
Example
changing default search engine to yahoo
answered Nov 2 '12 at 13:22
maxmax
2,50794261
add a comment |
First of all i'm using ubuntu 12.04
open Firefox in URL bar type about:config and press enter
in search bar type keyword.URL after locating double click on it and modify it's value to
For Yahoo: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=
For Bing: http://www.bing.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
For Google: http://www.google.com/search?&q=
DONE.
Example
changing default search engine to yahoo
answered Nov 2 '12 at 13:22
maxmax
2,50794261
First of all i'm using ubuntu 12.04
open Firefox in URL bar type about:config and press enter
in search bar type keyword.URL after locating double click on it and modify it's value to
For Yahoo: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=
For Bing: http://www.bing.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
For Google: http://www.google.com/search?&q=
DONE.
Example
changing default search engine to yahoo
answered Nov 2 '12 at 13:22
maxmax
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answered Nov 2 '12 at 13:22
maxmax
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answered Nov 2 '12 at 13:22
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the easiest way to see what's left is to search for the keyword "yahoo" itself in about:config and see what keys are still left with yahoo value
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 16:47
no there are 3 flags and they don't work
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:21
have you tried the keyword.url?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 17:24
I did, didn't work (FF on Ubuntu)
– Joshua
Oct 27 '12 at 17:34
is there any plugin of yahoo? have you tried reset firefox?
– Chin
Oct 27 '12 at 18:14