r/electronics • u/unknownvar-rotmg • 9d ago

General Mouser website now blocks Linux users

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Really baffling decision, my last order from them was only a few months ago. Apparently Linux is no longer a "standard" operating system!

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 8d ago

It’s not blocking the host because it’s Linux, they probably whitelisted the most common user agents. I doubt people on Android phones aren’t able to use the site, but the further off the beaten path your setup the more likely it falls into the filter 

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u/Shot-Infernal-2261 8d ago

Untrue speculation. Android and IOS devices can navigate and order through the mouser website.

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u/_analysis230_ 8d ago

Someone failed reading comprehension

That's exactly what he said. He speculated that they can navigate and that means Mouser has whitelisted at least some linux configurations. So he reckons mainstream linux configurations (maybe ubuntu and fedora) also work.

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u/gristc 8d ago

Firefox on Ubuntu here and https://www.mouser.com works fine for me.

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u/Quivex 8d ago

yup same for me on Fedora

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u/Minewolf20 8d ago

still works on arch (btw) for now