putting "ubuntu" on search queries yields better results

[Bufke]

Has anyone else been searching for some non ubuntu related problem, finding a bunch of crappy solutions or adware on google, then search ubuntu <Problem X> and found a great and free solution?

[fatality_uk]

Nope. A search engine is only as good as the search string you enter. If you want FreeWare or OpenSource software, ask for that in your search. e.g. "ubuntu photo application" & "opensource photo application" will give very different results.

[matmatmat]

Yes!

[MaxIBoy]

I've noticed this too. It's a little annoying, but I don't really care. Whatever it takes to get the results.

[mcduck]

One helpful thing is to use Google's Linux search instead of the normal one..

http://www.google.com/linux

[lovinglinux]

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I have a Firefox search engine that searches only the Ubuntu forums site, using Google. You might find it useful.

Download it here (http://fmc.isgreat.org/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=3%3Autilities&download=3%3Agubuntu&Itemid=1&lang=en), then put the downloaded file in the searchplugins folder under your firefox profile folder, then restart Firefox. It will add a search engine named "gUbuntu".

[kk0sse54]

It's more annoying than anything else, whenever I try to search something linux related I generally have to specifically omit searches results with Ubuntu to find anything of decent quality and relevance.