How to disable Amazon search in Ubuntu 14.10 & Ubuntu 14.04. Remove and disable Amazon shopping suggestions from Unity Dash in Ubuntu 14.10 & Ubuntu 14.04.
By default, when you search anything in Ubuntu Unity Dash, you are displayed some shopping suggestions from Amazon and other online sources. These shopping suggestions are often annoying and doesn’t serve any prupose. Luckily, you can disable Amazon shopping suggestions in Ubuntu systems. Here is how to do this:
Disable Amazon Shopping Suggestions in Ubuntu
There are two methods to disable Amazon shopping suggestions or product suggestions from Unity Dash in Ubuntu 14.10 & Ubuntu 14.04:
- Using System Settings
- Using Command Line/Terminal
Using System Settings
If you want to disable Amazon shopping suggestions or product suggestions on Ubuntu systems, follow the steps given below:
1. Open Settings.
2. Click Security and Privacy.
3. Open on the Search tab.
4. Switch off toggle “Include online search results”
5. It’s done. Restart the system to apply the changes.
Using Command Line/Terminal
Open a terminal and use the following command:
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Lenses disabled-scopes "['more_suggestions-amazon.scope', 'more_suggestions-u1ms.scope', 'more_suggestions-populartracks.scope', 'music-musicstore.scope', 'more_suggestions-ebay.scope', 'more_suggestions-ubuntushop.scope', 'more_suggestions-skimlinks.scope']"
After executing the above commands, restart the system and you will no longer see any shopping suggestion in Unity Dash anymore.