Remove Custom Search di Firefox pada Linux Mint

Firefox adalah browser yang cukup populer dan banyak digunakan. Dengan berbagai kelebihan dan add-on tambahan yang bisa digunakan. Firefox merupakan browser handal yang telah ada selama bertahun-tahun. Tetapi ada satu hal yang cukup mengganggu saya ketika menggunakan Firefox, yaitu custom search Google yang otomatis terpasang di browser, saya menggunakan Linux Mint dan custom search juga dibawakan oleh vendornya.


Jika kita melakukan searching dengan membuka halaman google terlebih dahulu, custom search tidak tampil, tetapi jika menggunakan fasilitas search di address bar atau search bar kita akan otomatis menggunakan custom search.

Nah, untuk itu ada cara agar saat kita melakukan search melalui address bar ataupun search bar kita tidak akan di redirect ke custom search tersebut. Berikut ini adalah cara yang saya gunakan,

Backup kemudian hapus file google.xml dalam folder searchplugins firefox, bisa dengan perintah,

sudo rm /usr/lib/firefox-addons/searchplugins/google.xml

Kemudian buat file google.xml lagi dan isikan dengan code berikut ini, kemudian save,

    <SearchPlugin xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2006/browser/search/">              
    <ShortName>Google Search</ShortName>                                            
    <Description>Google Search</Description>                                        
    <InputEncoding>UTF-8</InputEncoding>                                            
    <Image width="16" height="16">data:image/x-icon;base64,AAABAAEAEBAAAAEAIABoBAAAFgAAACgAAAAQAAAAIAAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA7PT7%2F3zF6%2F9Ptu%2F%2FRbHx%2F0227%2F%2BTzvb%2F9vv5%2F97h0f9JeBz%2FNHoA%2Fz98Av9AfAD%2FPHsA%2F0F6AP8AAAAA%2Fvz7%2F1%2B33%2F8Mp%2Bz%2FFrHw%2FxWy8f8bs%2FT%2FHqrx%2F3zE7v%2F%2F%2F%2F7%2Ft8qp%2FzF2A%2F87gwH%2FP4ID%2Fz59AP8%2BegD%2FQ3kA%2F97s8v8botj%2FELn3%2Fwy58f8PtfL%2FD7Lw%2Fxuz9P8vq%2Bf%2F8%2Fn%2F%2F%2F779v9KhR3%2FOYYA%2F0GFAv88hgD%2FQIAC%2Fz17AP%2F0%2B%2Fj%2FN6bM%2FwC07%2F8Cxf7%2FCsP7%2Fwm%2B9v8Aqur%2FSrDb%2F%2F7%2B%2Fv%2F%2F%2FP7%2FVZEl%2FzSJAP87jQD%2FPYYA%2F0OBBf8%2BfQH%2F%2F%2F3%2F%2F9Dp8%2F84sM7%2FCrDf%2FwC14%2F8CruL%2FKqnW%2F9ns8f%2F8%2Fv%2F%2F4OjX%2Fz%2BGDf85kAD%2FPIwD%2Fz2JAv8%2BhQD%2FPoEA%2F9C7pv%2F97uv%2F%2F%2F%2F%2B%2F9Xw%2Bv%2Bw3ej%2Fls%2Fe%2F%2Brz9%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2B%2Fz6%2F22mSf8qjQH%2FOJMA%2FzuQAP85iwL%2FPIgA%2FzyFAP%2BOSSL%2FnV44%2F7J%2BVv%2FAkG7%2F7trP%2F%2F7%2F%2Ff%2F9%2F%2F7%2F6%2FLr%2F2uoRv8tjQH%2FPJYA%2FzuTAP87kwD%2FPY8A%2Fz2KAP89hAD%2Folkn%2F6RVHP%2BeSgj%2FmEgR%2F%2FHo3%2F%2F%2B%2Fv7%2F5Ozh%2F1GaJv8tlAD%2FOZcC%2FzuXAv84lAD%2FO5IC%2Fz2PAf89iwL%2FOIkA%2F6hWFf%2BcTxD%2Fpm9C%2F76ihP%2F8%2Fv%2F%2F%2B%2F%2F%2F%2F8nav%2F8fdwL%2FNZsA%2FzeZAP83mgD%2FPJQB%2FzyUAf84jwD%2FPYsB%2Fz6HAf%2BfXif%2F1r6s%2F%2F79%2F%2F%2F58u%2F%2F3r%2Bg%2F%2B3i2v%2F%2B%2F%2F3%2FmbiF%2FyyCAP87mgP%2FOpgD%2FzeWAP85lgD%2FOpEB%2Fz%2BTAP9ChwH%2F7eHb%2F%2F%2F%2F%2Fv%2F28ej%2FtWwo%2F7tUAP%2B5XQ7%2F5M%2B5%2F%2F%2F%2F%2Fv%2BbsZn%2FIHAd%2FzeVAP89lgP%2FO5MA%2FzaJCf8tZTr%2FDyuK%2F%2F3%2F%2F%2F%2F9%2F%2F%2F%2F0qmC%2F7lTAP%2FKZAT%2FvVgC%2F8iQWf%2F%2B%2F%2F3%2F%2F%2Fj%2F%2Fygpx%2F8GGcL%2FESax%2FxEgtv8FEMz%2FAALh%2FwAB1f%2F%2F%2Ff7%2F%2F%2Fz%2F%2F758O%2F%2FGXQL%2FyGYC%2F8RaAv%2FOjlf%2F%2B%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F9QU93%2FBAD0%2FwAB%2F%2F8DAP3%2FAAHz%2FwAA5f8DAtr%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2Fv7%2B%2F%2B2bCT%2FyGMA%2F89mAP%2FBWQD%2F0q%2BD%2F%2F%2F%2B%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FP7%2FRkbg%2FwEA%2Bf8AA%2Fz%2FAQH5%2FwMA8P8AAev%2FAADf%2F%2F%2F7%2FP%2F%2F%2F%2F7%2FuINQ%2F7lXAP%2FMYwL%2FvGIO%2F%2FLm3P%2F8%2Fv%2F%2F1dT2%2FwoM5%2F8AAP3%2FAwH%2B%2FwAB%2Ff8AAfb%2FBADs%2FwAC4P8AAAAA%2F%2Fz7%2F%2BLbzP%2BmXyD%2FoUwE%2F9Gshv%2F8%2F%2F3%2F7%2FH5%2Fzo%2Fw%2F8AAdX%2FAgL6%2FwAA%2Ff8CAP3%2FAAH2%2FwAA7v8AAAAAgAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAEAAA%3D%3D</Image>
    <Url type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="GET" template="http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?output=firefox&client=firefox&hl={moz:locale}&q={searchTerms}"/>
    <Url type="text/html" method="GET" template="http://www.google.com/search">
      <Param name="q" value="{searchTerms}"/>
      <Param name="ie" value="utf-8"/>
      <Param name="oe" value="utf-8"/>
      <Param name="aq" value="t"/>
      <!-- Dynamic parameters -->
      <Param name="rls" value="{moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:official}"/>
      <MozParam name="client" condition="defaultEngine" trueValue="firefox-a" falseValue="firefox"/>
    </Url>
    <SearchForm>http://www.google.com/firefox</SearchForm>
    </SearchPlugin>

Restart firefox, dan pada search bar, sekarang kita bisa memilih Google search biasa untuk search kita. Ganti google custom search dengan google search tersebut. :)