Как в Firefox в Linux Mint добавить поиск Google
Предыстория конфликта авторов Linux Mint и Google
Авторы Linux Mint, когда их детище стало набирать популярность, обратились к компании Google с очень простым заявлением: «платите».
Авторы Linux Mint аргументировали просто: у нас есть дестрибутив Linux, в этом дистрибутиве есть Firefox и Chrome, а в этом Firefox есть поиск от Google. Поэтому нужно платить за каждого, кто установил Linux Mint, ведь там яйцо в утке, утка в зайце, ну вы поняли…
В Google авторов Linux Mint послали. Послали так, что после этого браузер Google Chrome на некоторое время вообще перестал устанавливаться в Linux Mint. А поиск от Google исчез из Firefox так, что сразу его и не найдёшь.
Если кому-то интересно, поиском по умолчанию стал duckduckgo.com.
Если попробовать разобраться, кто прав в этом конфликте, то я бы встал на сторону Гугл. На тот момент, Linux Mint — это чуть допиленная Ubuntu, в которой главная «новация» – это парочка невероятно медленных собственных приложений (например, Менеджер обновлений и Менеджер программ), которые безбожно тормозили даже на мощных компьютерах. Ситуация с этими программами чуть улучшилась в последнее время (хотя Менеджер программ всё равно тормозит). Дело в том, что они написаны на скриптовом языке (то ли Питон, то ли Руби — не помню и не интересно смотреть). И вот за это «богатство» авторы Linux Mint хотели иметь тонны денег от Google.
Надо признать, что за последнее время от авторов Linux Mint вышли и дельные вещи — графические оболочки Cinnamon и MATE. Слава богу, они написаны не на Питоне.
Добавление поиска Google в Linux Mint
Search engines in Linux Mint
Linux Mint recommends the following search engines:
| Engine | Preserves your privacy | Funds Linux Mint | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo |  | The 2nd largest search engine on the Web, full of features. | ||
| DuckDuckGo | | | A safe and secure engine providing augmented Yahoo results. | |
| Ixquick | | | A safe and secure engine gathering results from multiple search engines. | |
| Startpage | | | A safe and secure engine providing augmented Google results. | |
| Wikipedia | The largest online encyclopedia. | |||
Why aren’t some search engines included in Linux Mint?
Engines are included based on the following criteria:
- Funding: Whether using the engine funds Linux Mint
- Privacy: Whether the engine provides users with best-in-class privacy/security features
- Non-commercial: Whether the engine is popular and non-commercial
Funding
When you search the Web, advertisers spend money for you to click and see ads of the products they sell in your search results.
This money is shared and helps keep both Linux Mint and the search engine free.
Privacy
When you search the Web, engines record your activity and numerous details about you. This allows them to serve different ads and different search results to people based on what they like or do not like.
Although this enhances the user experience (since ads and search results are tailored especially for you), it represents a privacy concern.
Some engines such as DuckDuckGo, Ixquick or Startpage guarantee your privacy and do not track your activity.
What does Linux Mint recommend?
Donations and funding make it possible for Linux Mint to remain free and entirely focused on developing its operating system without engaging in commercial activities.
Privacy is an important aspect, and it can be a deciding factor as well.
Ultimately, this is your computer and our purpose at Linux Mint is for you to enjoy using it. You decide whether you want to help fund our distribution, preserve your privacy or prefer to run another engine.
This page gives you the information you need about search engines and how some of them are helping us, but also makes it easy for you to add alternative search engines if you decide to do so.
Other search engines
These search engines do not share the revenue Linux Mint users generate for them and/or do not preserve your privacy:
Some of the most popular engines were added above. To add one of them, click on its logo.
Linux Mint is free of charge (thanks to your donations and adverts on the website) and we hope you’ll enjoy it.
How to Add Google to Firefox in Linux Mint as Default Search Engine
In Firefox on Linux Mint, Google is not in the default list of search engines. Linux Mint has its criteria for adding search engines while Google seems not in those suggested by Linux Mint because «Amongst commercial search engines, only the ones which share with Linux Mint the revenue Linux Mint users generate for them are included by default» while Google seems not share revenue with Linux Mint. Linux Mint states «eventually all search engines will share the revenue our users generate for them and be included by default in Linux Mint» while it is not true yet. Google is the choice of many Linux users and Linux Mint does not block Google in its distributions of the Firefox. How to add Google in Firefox on Linux Mint is introduced in this post.
First, in Firefox, visit Linux Mint Search Engines page.
Second, find the tiny Google icon and click the link.
Last, in the search toolbar of Firefox, you will see a small green «+» icon. Click the icon, click «Add Google», and then you can add Google to your search engine list in Firefox now.
You may choose Google as the default search engine too in Firefox by opening the following page in Firefox.
Now, Google is back for you in Firefox on Linux Mint. Cheers!
Eric Ma
Eric is a systems guy. Eric is interested in building high-performance and scalable distributed systems and related technologies. The views or opinions expressed here are solely Eric’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any third parties.
8 comments:
link to mints seach engine page is not working as of feb 20, 2016
The Linux Mint website is offline.
In response, and while it was trying to get a proper handle on its vulnerabilities, the Linux Mint team wisely took linuxmint.com offline.
The incident that the website was hacked: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994
Thanks for these instructions!
I can understand why the commercial engines are left out and I have no problem using startpage and will gladly do so but the way that Mint obscures the possibility to add other search engines is not cool. All they had to say was to please consider using search engines support us and these search engines protect your privacy. I’m totally on board with that. But giving me a modified version of Firefox and making me have to hunt down the way to add those others is something I would expect out of Microshaft.
actually is another way much easier,i guess that every1 know how to copy-paste,right ? well,just go to firefox official page and download from there the last version for ubuntu,open the arhive,then go to ur linux file manager and from the menu of it chose to show hidden files,after that just go to the root directory and u will see there a folder called usr,get in and in that folder is another called lib,in there just click in the folder and chose to open it as root,now u are ready to do that copy-paste,just copy the firefox folder from where u left it and paste it right in that last folder,after that u are done,firefox will run as normal and u will be able to put google in search tab,to be honest,i don’t give a dam if google is gvin and takin a lot from me,it still is the best search engine around
How to add google search option in Firefox on Linux Mint
by Manikandan · September 30, 2016
In linux mint the default web browser is mozilla firefox. In firefox the default search engine is yahoo. And it also comes with four other search engines like Startpage, DuckDuckGo, Amazon.com and Wikipedia. If your are google fan then you definitely miss it. To add google search engine to your firefox web browser, just follow below steps.
Add Google search option in firefox on Linux Mint
Open mozilla firefox.Click the firefox menu and select Preferences.
Then click the search menu in the sidebar.
Now scroll down and click the Add more search engines.. link.
It will open this page in a new tab. Scroll down and find google under the Commercial engines . And click the Google Icon.
It will Open this page. Now head over to the firefox search bar. And click the green plus icon. And then select Add Google.
Now in preferences Search menu, elect google as the default search engine. That it.