Fedora User Agent

Modifies your User-Agent string to contain the name of Fedora Linux distribution.

What is Fedora User Agent?

Enhance your web browsing experience with the 'Fedora User Agent' browser extension. This tool modifies your browser's User-Agent string to represent Fedora, an open-source Linux OS distribution. It ensures seamless browsing by preventing misidentification of Fedora for irrelevant or capitalizing platforms. The extension is beneficial for users of Linux Fedora distribution, enhancing compatibility with a multitude of platforms while maintaining your privacy.

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Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-10-02

Users: 9,000+

Rating: 3.16 (169)

Version: 0.0.0.7 (Last updated: 2019-06-20)

Creation date: 2019-06-19

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
*://*/*
ws://*/*
wss://*/*

Size: 18.47K

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Fedora User Agent extension will modify your User-Agent string in outgoing requests to contain the name of Linux based distribution Fedora.

For the reasons why this extension is auto installed for you, please see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1266569 .

v0.0.0.7 - Bumped version only fox fixing the missing files in Web Store v0.0.0.6 - Modify the WebSocket requests and avoid multiple modifications of the UA by us v0.0.0.5 - Remove UA quirks for OneNote and Netflix v0.0.0.4 - Don't modify the User-Agent string for OneNote v0.0.0.3 - Extension does not work after the Netflix fix v0.0.0.2 - Don't modify the User-Agent string for Netflix

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Pros

Useful to increase Fedora's popularity and support for RPM packages across the world
It's good to be recognized as a Linux Fedora & Chrome user.
Users find it increases visibility of Fedora.

Cons