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set duckduckgo as default browser

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ziemski
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just want to use duckduckgo as the default browser. What addon do I use to install and please give me any others tasks that will be needed. don't want to use google anymore - is this the only thing I need to do? once done, will the google name still show even though using DDG - how do I know DDG is being used?

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just want to use duckduckgo as the default browser. What addon do I use to install and please give me any others tasks that will be needed. don't want to use google anymore - is this the only thing I need to do? once done, will the google name still show even though using DDG - how do I know DDG is being used? Thanks.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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duckduckgo is a search engine. Firefox is a web browser.

Where are you searching from - Location Bar, about:home homepage, or the Search Bar?

ziemski
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The search bar. Thanks, Don

the-edmeister
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You can install a duckduckgo Search Engine from this page.
http://mycroftproject.com/search-engines.html?name=duckduckgo

Then see this support article.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-bar-easily-choose-your-search-engine

Modified by the-edmeister

cor-el
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You can also set the DuckDuckGo page as the home page.