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How do I remove Google Search Engine Bar from Mozilla Firefox?

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Re: How do I remove Google from Mozilla-Firefox?
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2014, 10:16:16 AM »
 

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Thanks Scott & gold_finger.  The issue is now solved.

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Re: How do I remove Google from Mozilla-Firefox?
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2014, 10:57:12 AM »
 

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Excellent illustrated replies!

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Does that answer you question?
 

Re: How do I remove Google from Mozilla-Firefox?
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2014, 10:26:28 AM »
 

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m654321,

When you hit the "+" button for a new tab, it will display a page with whatever search engine you currently have set as default to be used in the search box along top of FF and also various recent pages you may have browsed to.



If you want to get rid of Google, just click the upside-down triangle next to Google in the search box and choose "Manage Search Engines".



In Manage Search Engine List, highlight Google and click "Remove" button.  You can add other engines to choices available by clicking "Get more search engines...".  You can arrange their order with "Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons. 



When back on main FF window, just click the upside-down triangle and choose the engine you want to use from list you see.  That engine will then be what you see along top of the new tab page when you click the "+" button.
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Re: How do I remove Google from Mozilla-Firefox?
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2014, 10:08:30 AM »
 

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If you see that, then go to the up right corner and click that button you see at the image. That just hides all the stuff.

« Last Edit: September 04, 2014, 10:11:33 AM by sonic »
 

Re: How do I remove Google from Mozilla-Firefox?
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 10:06:46 AM »
 

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Hi m654321,

If you could post a picture of the issue that would be very helpful. A number of possible solutions come to mind but I'm not 100% clear on the problem.

Thanks,
Scott

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How do I remove Google Search Engine Bar from Mozilla Firefox?
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2014, 02:24:37 AM »
 

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Firefox (or rather Mozilla-Firefox) is my default browser. However, when I click the '+' (new tab) on my Firefox browser, the Google toolbar appears, and lists any searches I make in my default Firefox! 

I'd rather not have Google at all, in any shape or form in Firefox.  Is it possible to remove it or is it inextricably embedded in Firefox.  Therefore, can I remove Google from my Firefox browser?  Is it possible using command line?   

Many thanks in advance for any help on this.
Kind regards
Mike
« Last Edit: September 05, 2014, 05:33:58 PM by Valtam »
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung netbook) installed in Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)  
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
 

 

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