When I try to use Iceweasel to access a certain Firefox-compatible Web app, I get an error message and can't continue. However, there's an easy fix: Make your browser tell the world that it's Firefox, not Iceweasel.

I realize it’s a touchy subject, but some of us prefer unmodified Firefox — including the standard Firefox icon — to Debian’s Iceweasel alternative. Here’s a three-step way to substitute Firefox for Iceweasel on a fresh Lenny install.

"After using Firefox 3 Beta 4 (built from source) for a few hours, I'm pretty impressed: [...] Now I just have to wait for Iceweasel 3.0, and in the meantime I won't be going back to version 2.0!"

"The new Joke from the buggy Orkut- The most ugly product from google. It says Iceweasel, a rebranding of firefox as a not supported browser..."

I thought it was stupid that it had to be called IceWeasel and before even looking into it I assumed that someone from either Debian or Mozilla was being a control freak or stubborn about something. I would come to find out I was right and wrong at the same time which was new for me, since I am used to just being wrong most of the time.

I still use Firefox (well, Iceweasel) on Debian, but sometimes I just don’t have the time or the nerves to wait for this add-on-packed conglomerate to load. While there is a noticeable speed improvement with Firefox 3, you still need some time for it to load. So, when I’m in a hurry, I sometimes fire-up an alternative browser.

It's the the first time i have to sign an end-user license agreement to try Firefox on my Debian GNU/Linux machine! Hum, maybe it's time for me to switch to iceweasel or icecat...

Adblock Plus is Free Software released under the MPL License. It runs on Firefox as well as IceCat and IceWeasel with the primary goal of removing advertisements...

"GNU IceCat, formerly known as GNU IceWeasel,[1] is a web browser distributed by the GNU Project. IceCat is a fork of Mozilla Firefox which is made entirely of free software..."