[solved] how do I add in the custom LM google search?

[varonbondumb]

In both firefox and chrome (or chromium), I'd like to know how to add back in the Linux Mint Custom Google Search.

I know that in Chromium, I right click the URL bar, go to "Edit Search Engines", but I'm not sure what to put it after that.

I can't find any plugin for Firefox, either. I know that I could go to linuxmint.com/start/Katya/ but I really don't feel like having that as my start page (although I do have it bookmarked for the purposes of searching)

Thanks a bunch.

[oobetimer]

In both firefox and chrome (or chromium), I'd like to know how to add back in the Linux Mint Custom Google Search.

I know that in Chromium, I right click the URL bar, go to "Edit Search Engines", but I'm not sure what to put it after that.

I can't find any plugin for Firefox, either. I know that I could go to linuxmint.com/start/Katya/ but I really don't feel like having that as my start page (although I do have it bookmarked for the purposes of searching)

Thanks a bunch.

Set the home page ..

http://www.linuxmint.com/start/katya/

[varonbondumb]

I know that I could go to linuxmint.com/start/Katya/ but I really don't feel like having that as my start page (although I do have it bookmarked for the purposes of searching)
http://www.linuxmint.com/start/katya/

Thanks for the reply though!

I specifically want this done so I can help generate money for Mint. Now, if having the start page as that generates even more money for Mint, then this would achieve my goal of helping them make more money. However, I do not have any evidence which shows this (if you have some, please feel free to provide it!).

[varonbondumb]

For anyone else wanting to do this, here's how:

(1) Right click the URL bar and click "Edit Search Engines.

(2) At the bottom where it has a blank text box saying "Add new search engine", put whatever (I put LM Google Search), google for keyword, and this for the URL:

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http://www.google.com/cse?cx=002683415331144861350%3Atsq8didf9x0&q=%s&ie={inputEncoding}&sa=Search

(3) Mouseover the newly created search engine. It'll show "Make Default." Click that.

note: The Custom Google Search URL comes straight from the URL that comes included with Chromium that I installed on Linux Mint from the repositories.