Change Back Google Search in Linux Mint

May 2, 2011 in Applications, Firefox, Linux | 11 comments

Apparently has the dudes behind Linux Mint decided that they want their own Google search engine in Firefox, which lacks many functions. Here follows some steps you shall take to change it back to the default search page:

  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Type these lines after one another: 
    cd /usr/share/linuxmint/common/artwork/firefox/
sudo wget http://mxr.mozilla.org/firefox/source/browser/locales/en-US/searchplugins/google.xml?raw=1 -O google.xml.fixed
sudo mv google.xml google.xml.orig
sudo mv google.xml.fixed google.xml
sudo cp google.xml /usr/lib/firefox-addons/searchplugins/en-US/google.xml
  3. Maybe you have to restart Firefox now.

I found this solution on the Linux Mint forum: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=17438

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  • Drioton

    thanks

  • http://sacredartichoke.com Arbitrary Squid

    Thank you!

  • bernt

    this is why open source always wins in the end :D

  • Vonchilliman

    Thank-you! This has improved my search results – using the default Mint flavoured google I got more commercially oriented search results.

  • aatbdotcom

    Thanks! Worked perfectly!

  • aatbdotcom

    Thanks! Worked perfectly!

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  • Retrow

     Worked in the PPA version of Firefox 10 as well. Nice Hack

    • http://danielj.se MaTachi

      Great!

  • Andy leo

    This is what I need. Very job! Thks for sharing :)

  • Brad

    Daniel Jonsson, you are an officer, a gentleman and a scholar

    I think you for taking the time to publish these console commands to fix a VERY annoying feature in Mint