![]() ![]() desktop files, these are config files that set how a program will be shown on the desktop, such as what will it be called under English or under Polish, as well as what the icon should be. Here you will see (using the ls command) a bunch of. To fix this we need to either change the app’s icon name or create symbolic links to the current icon name, the latter generally being the better option.įirst we need to find the current icon name, for all common (and probably for the uncommon ones as well) Linux desktop environments the way to do this is: cd /usr/share/applications/ So why is that?Įach program has an icon name, and while many programs keep a consistent icon name across distros, this is not always the case, such as with some of the default Gnome apps in Fedora vs Ubuntu. Lately I’ve been using Fedora 28 and while some icons work liked they’re supposed to, others, which work in Ubuntu, do not. Take for example my all time favorite icon pack, Oranchelo, it is geared mainly towards Ubuntu. However many of the smaller icon packs either only support certain distros or lack icons for lesser known programs. First a little background, if you use one of the more popular icon packs, you’ll likely have no issues. ![]() So, now onto something less commonly covered, patching icon sets (no coding or art skills required). As for obtaining icon packs, a great site is, which among other things hosts a wide variety of free to use icon packs. Now I could go over how to install icons packs, however there are countless sites who already explain the process very well, such as Tips on Ubuntu. For those unfamiliar, it is similar to how icons change across Android versions, even though the apps themselves are often the same. A key area of that customization are app icons. ![]() One of the nice advantages of using Linux is the wealth of customization options available. ![]()
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