Can i change my default search to google.uk?
I live in France. I run Ubuntu 14.04 (English version) on a French laptop
In Firefox if i enter a search term in the search box, it uses Google.fr for the results.
This is not helpful for me - I'd really like to use Google.uk
I have tried various ways suggested on the web to change this, but no luck.
I'm beginning to think that it's not possible, because possibly it's Google that doing the redirection, not Firefox.
Any ideas please?
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philipp said
it's interesting, because in this similar question with a setup quite similar to yours it was said that "Unity Desktop Integration" would cause the issue: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/954156
OOPS! didn't try those
All working now - Thanks Very Much!
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Yes, Google redirects searches to the locality where the internet connection is located. But you can install a localized search engine which usually overrides that action.
http://mycroftproject.com/search-engines.html?name=google+UK see - 13. Major Engines
Hi
Thanks for the quick reply.
However, on trying any of the links on that page I get
"Your browser does not support OpenSearch search plugins."
can you try again with noscript (&maybe other addons) disabled?
philipp said
can you try again with noscript (&maybe other addons) disabled?
No Joy - with all addons disabled
it's interesting, because in this similar question with a setup quite similar to yours it was said that "Unity Desktop Integration" would cause the issue: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/954156
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philipp said
it's interesting, because in this similar question with a setup quite similar to yours it was said that "Unity Desktop Integration" would cause the issue: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/954156
OOPS! didn't try those
All working now - Thanks Very Much!