How do i get firefox to not open an tabs or new windows when clicking a link

Iv tried safe mode, disabling add ons and everything. Theres no option in the menu to not open tabs when i click a link its verry annoying . If i click a google link it opens a new tab. I dont want that to get it clear with you guys is there a option in the about:config to disable that?

See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
Note that 0 isn't a valid value of the browser.link.open_newwindow pref.

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