[SOLVED] What do I have to put in my agent string for this site to recognise me as a Slackware user?

carriunix · 10-21-2021, 01:11 PM

Testing... 1... 2... 3

igadoter · 10-21-2021, 01:39 PM

I couldn't resist. Changing user-agent using about:config is too tedious for me. So I added to firefox spoofer add-on. Not very intuitive interface

but I finally managed to set user-agent string. So now LQ shows round blue Slackware logo. And I was happy seeing this logo.

vtel57 · 10-21-2021, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igadoter

but I finally managed to set user-agent string. So now LQ shows round blue Slackware logo. And I was happy seeing this logo.

No it's not. It's showing a happy face with sunglasses on...

HA! Gotcha'! Just kidding.

marav · 10-22-2021, 03:19 PM

geeko test

vtel57 · 10-22-2021, 03:40 PM

COOL GEEKO!

FTIO · 10-23-2021, 06:06 AM

Okay, I'll bite ans test it out with my SeaMonkey...

FTIO · 10-23-2021, 06:08 AM

Hmmm...it didn't work. Seems I could screw up making mud with water.

FTIO · 10-23-2021, 07:13 AM

Okay, one more test...

FTIO · 10-23-2021, 07:14 AM

Meh, I give up.

marav · 10-23-2021, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FTIO

Okay, one more test...

https://webbrowsertools.com/useragen...&verbose=false

Code:

browser
    name: Firefox
    version: 90.0
    major: 90
engin
    name: Gecko
    version: 90.0
os
    name: Slackware
    version: Linux
device
    model: -
    vendor: -
    type: -
cpu
    architecture: amd64

about.config / general.useragent.override

Code:

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Slackware Linux x86_64; rv:90.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/90.0

Gordie · 10-23-2021, 09:28 AM

Trying Seamonkey Browser.

After posting it displayed a circle with a question mark. Reloading the page changed it to the Slackware logo

FTIO · 10-23-2021, 07:11 PM

Yep, tried refreshing the page and it remained the penguin, even doing what marav said in his latest post *before* he said it. I'd read through the whole, complete thread.

Look...

FTIO · 10-23-2021, 07:12 PM

Well...never mind. It now shows. I bet ten bucks I was trying to do this in Firefox or Basilisk! <slaps his forehead> Good Grief, Charlie Brown!

emmet · 10-23-2021, 07:30 PM

I use Chrome because I'm a bad person, and it seems the only way to permanently change the user-agent string in Chrome is via a Chrome extension. So that's what I did, opting for User-Agent Switcher and Manager. This post will tell if I succeeded.

Somewhat humorously, the Google Earth site now no longer recognizes my browser and suggests that I try Chrome.

enigma9o7 · 10-23-2021, 11:07 PM

I'm curious, is there a list of other strings that trigger LQ distro logos? I never really paid attention til I read this thread, now I'm noticing the generic pengiun, ubuntu, and slackware, and I get a questionmark I guess; wondering if there's others that might work...
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Bodhi Linux i686; rv:93.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/93.0