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I want to change the default langauge, DuckDuckGo uses when I start a search. What I already tried to do is simply add DuckDuckGo to my search bar. I also installed their addon. Both works if I configure on the DuckDuckGo homepage to use german by default. But since I erase all my firefox cookies by default on logout, I have to restore that setting each time. The default config for DDG is to use the standard language of the browser I think. So maybe that is configured wrong?

Using Google I can change the language easy by using: https://www.google.com/?hl=de https://www.google.com/?hl=fr ....

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OPTION 1

If you have the add-on installed and can use DD from the search bar:

sudo gedit /usr/lib/firefox/distribution/searchplugins/locale/en-US/duckduckgo.xml

and the follow line at the bottom of the other Param's:

<Param name="hl" value="DE"/>

Save and Close, Reboot firefox and try searching.

OPTION 2

Install the Add to Search Bar addon and restart firefox:

Add to Search Bar

Visit the DD homepage, right click the search bar and click "Add to search bar"

In the keyword field, enter "hl=DE"

Save and restart firefox.

Make sure the search you just added is selected (there may be a duplicate but this can be sorted by "managing search

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  • I tried OPTION 2, but it didnt work. I also removed all the search engines except of google and DD, but the results are still in english. Jun 28, 2013 at 12:11

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