Disabling Amazon shopping results in Ubuntu 12 10 Dash
If you use Dash, the internal search tool in Ubuntu 12.10, to find and display a file, folder, or application, Dash also displays Amazon shopping results(as "More suggestions"). For example, as shown in Figure 1 below, if you search for Python in Dash, it displays not only the IDLE (using Python-3.3) application, but also Amazon shopping results. This document can help you easily disable Amazon shopping results, allowing your search to display only what it finds internally, as shown in Figure 2 below.
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| Figure 1 - Amazon shopping results enabled |
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| Figure 2 - Amazon shopping results disabled |
Authors Note:Amazon shopping results in Dash annoy me. If I am searching for something on my computer, I want only that item; I care not whether Amazon (or any other merchant) can sell me related items. I need not be distracted by eye clutter. If I wish to buy something online, I will search for it through a browser.
You can very easily disable Amazon shopping results, as follows:
- As shown in Figure 3 below, in the launcher, click System Settings to display its window.
- As shown in Figure 4 below, click Privacy to display its window.
- As shown in Figure 5 below, find the switch at the right of When searching in the Dash: Include online search results, and then click the switch to toggle it to OFF.
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| Figure 3 - Selecting system settings |
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| Figure 4 - Selecting privacy |
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| Figure 5 - Disabling Amazon shopping results |
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