Instead of a ‘normal’ search engine, you could take a look at a Gpt like replacement, maybe there is one that also protects you your privacy, and it can certainly be used to find what normal search engines could find

It’s been a few months now, so I guess I could try it again

I use both. I like Linux better, even more since W10. It’s spyware, crap, all those nasty things. But hey, I’m a pc gamer and, sadly enough, my games (80% of them) all get funcky in Linux (wine, playonlinux,… I tried it all), so guess I’m stuck with the crap. But again, Linux is far better and superior