I like debian, but sometimes this "iceweasel" thing really sucks. I am trying to install the fireftp plugin. Apparently, the fireftp site does not recognize iceweasel as firefox.

Caution! The following is for experts only!

Open a new tab and enter about:config in the addressbar. Now you're in the depths of the Mozilla configurationfile. Once again: carefull, screw up here and you're in trouble!

Somewhere in it should be a key that tells the Gecko engine how to present itself. It might be in the browser section (starting with browser.<whatever>) or in the general section. I found a key named "general.useragent.extra.iceape" and it had a value of "Iceape/1.0.9". At your own risk, change this value to "Mozilla/1.5" and save. If you're lucky the internet servers now think they're talking to an older Mozilla browser. Note: I haven't tried it myself, so this really is at your own risk!

Iceweasel and User Agents
http://www.geticeweasel.org/useragent/

Or simply open about:config and change general.useragent.extra.firefox from Iceweasel/2.0.0.9 to Firefox/2.0.0.9

Hi
Of course I know that this thread is old.
According your recommendation I changed "general.useragent.extra.firefox" to Firefox, but I can'not install fireftp yet, because while installing, check compatibility phase is failed.

Thanks for any help or guidance

Use Firefox and Not Iceweasel. Problem solved.

Switching from Debian Iceweasel to Firefox, permanently - http://techpatterns.com/forums/about...hlight=firefox