Idea #7253: Set Google Desktop as Default Desktop Search Engine

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Written by Redrazor39 the 19 Apr 08 at 00:00. Category: Others.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New

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Google Desktop is by far faster, easier to use, and faster indexing than tracker. It also looks much nicer and is updated faster.

I know some of you will just say download Google Desktop and get rid of tracker. I did the first part, but I think Google Desktop's searching engine should be integrated tightly within Ubuntu, meaning when you search for options in the Gnome Control Center, when you search for applications in the Add/Remove Window or in Synaptics, or when you search ANYTHING else in Ubuntu, it should use Google Desktop.

Another idea would be to allow switching between Google Desktop and Tracker or Beagle or whatever and allow that switch to include all of the searches in Ubuntu, including searching for packages in Synaptic, Control Center options, etc.

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Auzy wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 01:24

I'm pretty sure google desktop is closed source...

Eldmannen wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 01:56

Google Desktop is proprietary software.

I wont subjugate my system with proprietary software. I am not into BDSM, I don't like locks, chains and EULA's.

glibik wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 04:31

NO!

taron wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 10:58

Like Eldmannen said, AND it's heavily spying out your computer.

Redrazor39 wrote on the 20 Apr 08 at 00:41

Oh right, forgot about the proprietary and closed-source part...

sorry!

But WAIT! Isn't gobuntu the only distro with ALL FOSS software?

Also, tracker seriously sucks. We need an improvement of some kind.

plantboy1 wrote on the 11 Nov 08 at 20:25

Tracker can definately use some improvement and some refining, but google desktop is not a piece of software I use or like.

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