Browser Names > Iceweasel
Iceweasel
- Developer: The Debian Project
- Development Status: Renamed to Firefox
- Released: 2006
- Platforms: Linux
- Type: Browser
- Rendering Engine: Gecko
Overview
Iceweasel was Debian's rebranded version of Mozilla Firefox.
Related Browsers
These Firefox-derived browsers are separate projects, not official Firefox editions:
| Browser | Description |
|---|---|
Firefox | The Mozilla browser these projects are based on. |
Waterfox | An independently maintained Firefox fork. |
LibreWolf | A community Firefox fork focused on privacy and security. |
PaleMoon | An independent browser that began as a Firefox fork. |
IceCat | GNU's Firefox-based browser and rebrand. |
Iceweasel | Debian's former rebranded Firefox package. |
Swiftfox | A Firefox-based build optimized for Linux. |
History
Debian shipped Firefox under the Iceweasel name because of disagreements with Mozilla about branding and security fixes. Starting with Debian Stretch, iceweasel became a transitional package that moved users to firefox-esr.
User-Agent Examples
Linux
sh
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; de; rv:1.9.0.16) Gecko/2009121610 Iceweasel/3.0.6 (Debian-3.0.6-3)Code Example
js
import { UAParser } from 'ua-parser-js';
import { BrowserName } from 'ua-parser-js/enums';
const parser = new UAParser();
const ua = 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; de; rv:1.9.0.16) Gecko/2009121610 Iceweasel/3.0.6 (Debian-3.0.6-3)';
const browser = parser.setUA(ua).getBrowser();
console.log(browser);
// {name: "Iceweasel", version: "3.0.6", major: "3"}
console.log(browser.is(BrowserName.ICEWEASEL));
// true