To ignore the order and just pick one of the languages. It will define equally ranked options, and the web server can decide If that's the case, keep in mind that creatingĪ list like fr, en doesn't define your preference. Secondly, in some browsers you can enter language codes instead ofĬhoosing from a menu. If you're a native French speaker, you can choose fr as yourįirst language, followed by English with the language code en. Firstly, it's a good idea to includeĪll languages you speak to your list of preferred languages.
How to set a Web Browser's Languageīefore we describe how to configure the language settings in different This works as a backup in case a page hasn't yet been translated into any of your preferred languages. Therefore, it's a good idea to add English ( en) at the bottom of your language list. The original language of the Debian website is English. Jump straight to the configuration instructions for these web browsers: Override your browser's language preferences.In order to change your default language, you have two options: If you follow another link to a different page, you will see It doesn't change the default language of your webīrowser. That selecting a different language from this list will only affect Of every Debian page point to other available versions. Not everyone knows about content negotiation, so links at the bottom The browser sends the preferences to the server, and the server thenĭecides which version to deliver (based on the users' preferences and Version they see is negotiated between the web browser and the web server: Switch in the web browser work? A standard calledĪllows users to set their preferred language(s) for web content. Works on the Debian website to convert it for a growing