FAQ:

How do I change the User Agent (Browser Identification) string that galeon uses?

Answer:

This feature is already implemented. It is not in the UI because there was a mozilla bug (in the java plugin) that made galeon to crash at startup with some strings.

You can set the user agent from the command line using GConf:

  1. To get the current user agent:

    gconftool -g /apps/galeon/Advanced/Network/user_agent

  2. To set the user agent to XXX:

    gconftool -s /apps/galeon/Advanced/Network/user_agent --type=string "XXX"

  3. To restore the default user agent:

    gconftool -s /apps/galeon/Advanced/Network/user_agent --type=string default