# gahnoo-linux

> Makes your user agent GNU/Linux instead of just Linux

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gahnoo-linux](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gahnoo-linux)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gahnoo-linux`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Fredrick Brennan
- **Category:** language-support
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-07
- **First published:** 2022-12-04
- **Size:** 57 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gahnoo-linux/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ctrlcctrlv/gahnoo-linux.firefox.js](https://github.com/ctrlcctrlv/gahnoo-linux.firefox.js)

## Description

gahnoo-linux is a Firefox add-on that allows you to change your user-agent to GNU/Linux instead of just Linux. It's a fun and simple way to represent the GNU/Linux operating system.

## Rankings

- #133,650 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gahnoo-linux)