Public bug reported:
on a french firefox, possibly on all non english installs of firefox 43 on
Ubuntu 15.10,
the Accept-Language header is set to en_US regardless of the language
preferences.
It started with the upgrade to ff43, and the issue exists event when creating a
new profile.
How to Reproduce :
Create a new profile on a firefox in french, go to any website, Accept-Language
HTTP header does not contain "fr"
(I could reproduce the bug in a virtualized 15.10)
Workaround :
about:preferences#content > Languages: choose
Change order, click OK
Languages: choose (again) Change order back, click OK
Now the Accept-Language header is correctly set
** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1527663
Title:
firefox 43 Accept-Language header does not follow preferences
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
on a french firefox, possibly on all non english installs of firefox 43 on
Ubuntu 15.10,
the Accept-Language header is set to en_US regardless of the language
preferences.
It started with the upgrade to ff43, and the issue exists event when creating
a new profile.
How to Reproduce :
Create a new profile on a firefox in french, go to any website,
Accept-Language HTTP header does not contain "fr"
(I could reproduce the bug in a virtualized 15.10)
Workaround :
about:preferences#content > Languages: choose
Change order, click OK
Languages: choose (again) Change order back, click OK
Now the Accept-Language header is correctly set
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