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One solution for missing Linux search bar options in Debian-based distros.

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All search options and the ability to add/remove/edit and get more disappeared.

I uninstalled Firefox for politcal reasons in April, then reinstalled it (after a bit of research convinced me my protest was better aimed elsewhere.) The search bar failed to work.

These all failed: > sudo apt-get remove firefox > sudo apt-get install firefox > sudo dpkg-reconfigure firefox > rm -Rvf ~/mozilla/firefox* menu-->help-->troubleshooting [reset Firefox] nor [open profile directory]

SOLUTION: When searching for version numbers in dpkg, I noticed two packages for firefox > dpkg -l | grep firefox ii firefox 29.0.1 amd64 The Firefox web browser rc firefox-solydxk-adjustments 29.0.1 all Firefox adjustments for SolydXK

> man dpkg confirmed my suspicion that the solydxk tweaks to firefox may have been broken by removing and installing firefox. (rc indicated neither properly installed, nor uninstalled.)

> sudo apt-get remove firefox-solydxk-adjustments > sudo apt-get install firefox-solydxk-adjustments

Everythings working now. dpkg shows both packages installed correctly. > dpkg -l | grep firefox ii firefox 29.0.1 amd64 The Firefox web browser ii firefox-solydxk-adjustments 29.0.1 all Firefox adjustments for SolydXK

I don't know how many Debian forks (Mint, Solyd, Ubuntu, Librenet, etc) might be similarly affected, but I thought I'd get this out there since I know at least one Mint user has seen it this past March.

All search options and the ability to add/remove/edit and get more disappeared. I uninstalled Firefox for politcal reasons in April, then reinstalled it (after a bit of research convinced me my protest was better aimed elsewhere.) The search bar failed to work. These all failed: > sudo apt-get remove firefox > sudo apt-get install firefox > sudo dpkg-reconfigure firefox > rm -Rvf ~/mozilla/firefox* menu-->help-->troubleshooting [reset Firefox] nor [open profile directory] SOLUTION: When searching for version numbers in dpkg, I noticed two packages for firefox > dpkg -l | grep firefox ii firefox 29.0.1 amd64 The Firefox web browser rc firefox-solydxk-adjustments 29.0.1 all Firefox adjustments for SolydXK > man dpkg confirmed my suspicion that the solydxk tweaks to firefox may have been broken by removing and installing firefox. (rc indicated neither properly installed, nor uninstalled.) > sudo apt-get remove firefox-solydxk-adjustments > sudo apt-get install firefox-solydxk-adjustments Everythings working now. dpkg shows both packages installed correctly. > dpkg -l | grep firefox ii firefox 29.0.1 amd64 The Firefox web browser ii firefox-solydxk-adjustments 29.0.1 all Firefox adjustments for SolydXK I don't know how many Debian forks (Mint, Solyd, Ubuntu, Librenet, etc) might be similarly affected, but I thought I'd get this out there since I know at least one Mint user has seen it this past March.

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Hi ski_phreak. Thank you for your post, and welcome back. Many debian users will benefit from this post.

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Hi ski_phreak. Thank you for your post, and welcome back. Many debian users will benefit from this post.

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Note that Firefox 30.0 has be out since Tuesday June 10 from Mozilla.org so there may be a Firefox 30.0 now from your Linux distro if you choose to use those builds instead.

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You're very fast, James.

My update manager just barely found these today. Installing as I type. Thanks for the heads-up!