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Bug#955707: debian-edu-config: use DuckDuckGo as Chromium's default search provider

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Mike Gabriel

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Apr 3, 2020, 6:30:02 PM4/3/20
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Package: debian-edu-config
Severity: wishlist

Currently (during the bullseye release cycle), chromium uses Google as
the default search provider.

With the below snippet dropped into
/etc/chromium/policies/managed/<somefile>.json we could switch that to
DuckDuckGo:

{
"DefaultSearchProviderEnabled":true,
"DefaultSearchProviderName": "DuckDuckGo",
"DefaultSearchProviderIconURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico",
"DefaultSearchProviderEncodings":["UTF-8"],
"DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/?q={searchTerms}",

"DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q={searchTerms}&type=list",
"DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/chrome_newtab",
}

Possibly an option for Debian Edu? Maybe even for Chromium in Debian?

Mike

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Holger Levsen

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Apr 5, 2020, 7:40:03 AM4/5/20
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On Fri, Apr 03, 2020 at 10:20:37PM +0000, Mike Gabriel wrote:
> Possibly an option for Debian Edu? Maybe even for Chromium in Debian?

yes, I'd suggest to close this bug and file a new one against chromium...


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Mike Gabriel

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Apr 6, 2020, 3:50:02 AM4/6/20
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Control: block -1 #956012

Hi Holger,

On So 05 Apr 2020 13:28:21 CEST, Holger Levsen wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 03, 2020 at 10:20:37PM +0000, Mike Gabriel wrote:
>> Possibly an option for Debian Edu? Maybe even for Chromium in Debian?
>
> yes, I'd suggest to close this bug and file a new one against chromium...

done.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=956012

I'd like to keep this open as a tracking bug.

Mike Gabriel

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Jan 30, 2022, 5:20:04 PM1/30/22
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Hi Wolfgang,

On Sa 04 Apr 2020 00:20:37 CEST, Mike Gabriel wrote:

> Package: debian-edu-config
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Currently (during the bullseye release cycle), chromium uses Google
> as the default search provider.
>
> With the below snippet dropped into
> /etc/chromium/policies/managed/<somefile>.json we could switch that
> to DuckDuckGo:
>
> {
> "DefaultSearchProviderEnabled":true,
> "DefaultSearchProviderName": "DuckDuckGo",
> "DefaultSearchProviderIconURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico",
> "DefaultSearchProviderEncodings":["UTF-8"],
> "DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/?q={searchTerms}",
>
> "DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q={searchTerms}&type=list",
> "DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/chrome_newtab",
> }
>
> Possibly an option for Debian Edu? Maybe even for Chromium in Debian?
>
> Mike

I saw the above as part of the release notes for Debian Edu bullseye,
right? Can we close #955707?

Mike
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Wolfgang Schweer

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Jan 31, 2022, 4:40:03 AM1/31/22
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Hi Mike,

[ Mike Gabriel, 2022-01-30 ]
> Hi Wolfgang,
>
> On Sa 04 Apr 2020 00:20:37 CEST, Mike Gabriel wrote:
>
> > Package: debian-edu-config
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > Currently (during the bullseye release cycle), chromium uses Google as
> > the default search provider.
> >
> > With the below snippet dropped into
> > /etc/chromium/policies/managed/<somefile>.json we could switch that to
> > DuckDuckGo:
> >
> > {
> > "DefaultSearchProviderEnabled":true,
> > "DefaultSearchProviderName": "DuckDuckGo",
> > "DefaultSearchProviderIconURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/favicon.ico",
> > "DefaultSearchProviderEncodings":["UTF-8"],
> > "DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/?q={searchTerms}",
> > "DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q={searchTerms}&type=list",
> > "DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL":"https://duckduckgo.com/chrome_newtab",
> > }
> >
> > Possibly an option for Debian Edu? Maybe even for Chromium in Debian?
> >
> > Mike
>
> I saw the above as part of the release notes for Debian Edu bullseye, right?
> Can we close #955707?

Two times: yes. Not done then because of
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=955707#15

Wolfgang
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Mike Gabriel

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Jan 31, 2022, 5:40:04 AM1/31/22
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Hi Wolfgang,
I'd say, let's close this one and observe what chromium in Debian will
do long term.

No need, to keep this bug around for tracking IMHO.

Please close, if ok with that.

Mike
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