Firefox google toolbar problems

**sdousley** · 09-12-2004

Hi, i have just installed Firefox, and already i MUCH prefer it to konqueror which i've been using since i installed it.

But i have jus noticed the google toolbar thing, and wanted to add google.com/linux as a search option. so i clicked add engines... and searched for google.com/linux, and it found it

i then clicked on google.com/linux to add it to my search bar, and it came up saying do i wanna do this, i clicked yes, and it sat there doin nothin havin not added the option. i thought maybe i need to restart firefox, still not there...... any ideas where i went wrong?

**sarumont** · 09-13-2004

Just tried the same thing...not working here, either. I'll play around with it and get back to you.

**sdousley** · 09-13-2004

I have worked it out now, u need to chmod 777 the /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/searchplugins directory. then try it again, and it works fine!

**sarumont** · 09-13-2004

Originally Posted by sdousley

I have worked it out now, u need to chmod 777 the /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/searchplugins directory. then try it again, and it works fine!

Sweet. That did it.

**bionnaki** · 09-14-2004

how do you chmod 777 the /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/searchplugins directory? sorry - im new to this.

**zdawg** · 09-14-2004

Code:

chmod 777/opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/searchplugins

**kkubasik** · 09-14-2004

type chmod 777 /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/searchplugins

**bionnaki** · 09-14-2004

chmod: failed to get attributes of `/opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/searchplugins': No such file or directory

hmmm

**sdousley** · 09-14-2004

u need to do the chmod as root
in the shell, type

Code:

su

then type ur root password then do the

Code:

chmod 777 /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/searchplugins

**jeremy1701** · 09-14-2004

Also, your plugins may not be in that directory. For example, mine is located at /usr/local/mozilla-firefox/

Jeremy

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