Pale Moon on Linux not Pale Moon on Linux for AMO

[SvenG]

When I want to install a Linux specific addon, AMO tells me I do not have a Linux OS.... Example
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/a ... /versions/
after manual download the addon works perfectly.

[Moonchild]

Since AMO requires a specific override, the OS passed in that override will be fixed.

To work around this, change the about:config preference general.useragent.override.addons.mozilla.org to something more applicable to your OS.
e.g.

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Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; X11; rv:24.9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.9 PaleMoon/24.9

There is currently no automated way built in for this for Linux-specific addons through AMO (thanks to their UA sniffing and refusing service accordingly).
The UA override for AMO is something for the Linux maintainer to change in the branding prefs when building.

[SvenG]

Okay, so these overwrite the general user agent... didn't think about that. But, yes, the default value should be changed during build time.

Thanks.

[access2godzilla]

This could also be added in the following manner:

browser/app/profile/firefox.js:

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#ifdef XP_LINUX
pref("general.useragent.override.addons.mozilla.org","Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; X11; rv:24.9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.9 PaleMoon/24.9");
#elif XP_WIN
pref("general.useragent.override.addons.mozilla.org","Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; rv:24.9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.9 PaleMoon/24.9");
#elif XP_MACOSX
// [...]
#endif

[New Tobin Paradigm]

This could also be added in the following manner:

browser/app/profile/firefox.js:

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#ifdef XP_LINUX
pref("general.useragent.override.addons.mozilla.org","Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; X11; rv:24.9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.9 PaleMoon/24.9");
#elif XP_WIN
pref("general.useragent.override.addons.mozilla.org","Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; rv:24.9) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.9 PaleMoon/24.9");
#elif XP_MACOSX
// [...]
#endif

That is a solution. a2g.. why not create a patch and do a pull request.