[SOLVED]How do I get rid of duck duck go in Firefox?

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[SOLVED]How do I get rid of duck duck go in Firefox?

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How do I get rid of duck duck go in Firefox?

Thanks,

Rob.
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Re: How do I get rid of duck duck go in Firefox?

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robert.thompson wrote:How do I get rid of duck duck go in Firefox?
Type about:config in firefox's address bar. Filter for this keyword:

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keyword.URL
Type your own search query. I use google, so mine looks like this:

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https://www.google.com.au/search?q=
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Re: How do I get rid of duck duck go in Firefox?

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Some distros include a custom search, usually DuckDuckGo and Yahoo Search, in the default web browser. Whenever you make a search with that custom search, your distro will get a small money.

One trick I've learned with DuckDuckGo is that, if you want to use Google search on DDG, you just need to use "!g" before the search term. Similarly, use "!b" or "!y" if you want to use Bing or Yahoo search, and "!i" to use Google images search.

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Re: How do I get rid of duck duck go in Firefox?

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Thanks people, it's gone!
Rob.
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