[Bug 1248971] [NEW] Unable to install Search Engines in Firefox 25.0

[el_gallo_azul]

Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce:

I tried to add a couple of Search Engines to Firefox 25.0.

Actual results:

The plugin was not installed. I received the error message "Sorry, you
need a Mozilla-based browser (such as Firefox) to install a search
plugin.".

Expected results:

A new Search Engine should have been installed.
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1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd'
Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
Release:	13.04

2) The version of the package you are using
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:25.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/25.0 (Beta/Release)
Build ID: 20131028112627

3) What you expected to happen
See "Expected results" above.

4) What happened instead
See "Actual results" above.

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "Screenshot of naughty error message"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1248971/+attachment/3902379/+files/Screenshot%20from%202013-11-04%2013%3A12%3A22.png

** Description changed:

  Steps to reproduce:
  
  I tried to add a couple of Search Engines to Firefox 25.0.
- 
  
  Actual results:
  
  The plugin was not installed. I received the error message "Sorry, you
  need a Mozilla-based browser (such as Firefox) to install a search
  plugin.".
  
- 
  Expected results:
  
  A new Search Engine should have been installed.
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- 
  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd'
  Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
  Release:	13.04
  
- 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center
+ 2) The version of the package you are using
  User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:25.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/25.0 (Beta/Release)
  Build ID: 20131028112627
  
  3) What you expected to happen
  See "Expected results" above.
  
  4) What happened instead
  See "Actual results" above.
- 
- Now, how can I attach a screenshot...

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