FIX Ubuntu
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V=`/usr/bin/lsb_release -rs`; if [ $V \< 12.10 ]; then echo "Good news! Your version of Ubuntu doesn't invade your privacy."; else gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Lenses remote-content-search none; if [ $V \< 13.10 ]; then sudo apt-get remove -y unity-lens-shopping; else 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']"; fi; if ! grep -q productsearch.ubuntu.com /etc/hosts; then echo -e "\n127.0.0.1 productsearch.ubuntu.com" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts >/dev/null; fi; echo “All done. Enjoy your privacy.”; fi
#!/bin/bash
# Figure out the version of Ubuntu that you're running
V=`/usr/bin/lsb_release -rs`
# The privacy problems started with 12.10, so earlier versions should do nothing
if [ $V \< 12.10 ]; then
echo "Good news! Your version of Ubuntu doesn't invade your privacy."
else
# Turn off "Remote Search", so search terms in Dash don't get sent to the internet
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Lenses remote-content-search none
# If you're using earlier than 13.10, uninstall unity-lens-shopping
if [ $V \< 13.10 ]; then
sudo apt-get remove -y unity-lens-shopping
# If you're using a later version, disable remote scopes
else
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']"
fi;
# Block connections to Ubuntu's ad server, just in case
if ! grep -q productsearch.ubuntu.com /etc/hosts; then
echo -e "\n127.0.0.1 productsearch.ubuntu.com" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts >/dev/null
fi
echo "All done. Enjoy your privacy."
fi
