Fresh install of Mint 18, Firefox has no search engines.
I have a fresh install of Mint 18, Firefox has no search engines and I cannot add any. I followed the suggestions listed here, restating with out add ons had no effect. The answer which helped, removing search.json, search-metadata.json and search.sqlite; I could not use. None of these files are present. I have removed and reinstalled Firefox twice and still no files.
When I go to preferences and click Search, nothing happens - if I'm on Content it stays on Content, etc. Searching from the address space works as does opening the search engine's home page and doing the search from there.
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Hello gbvoris, please try to change in about:config the next preference
- distribution.searchplugins.defaultLocale
from "data:text/plain,distribution.searchplugins.defaultLocale=en-US" to "en-US"
any luck ?
thank you
ideato said
Hello gbvoris, please try to change in about:config the next preferencefrom "data:text/plain,distribution.searchplugins.defaultLocale=en-US" to "en-US" any luck ? No luck; but maybe a hint. No entry similar to that. I attached a screen shot of the D's. thank you
- distribution.searchplugins.defaultLocale
Hi, i see only the devtools.xxxx.... in the down area of the screenshot, seek for distribution.....
ideato said
Hi, i see only the devtools.xxxx.... in the down area of the screenshot, seek for distribution.....
Not being familiar with about:config, I was looking for data...... I found a listing in the Mint forums, presented a bit different, or maybe I just looked at it different? The fix you gave me worked fine, thanks!
you can copy from here the distribution.searchplugins.defaultLocale and paste it in the search field in about:config page and you have the preference. :-)
thanks again