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I recently deleted some icon themes, as a result the applications do not display the icons properly. The applications are running but some buttons do not display some icons and some icons are changed.

I tried re-installing the applications but the result is the same. Can any one tell me what I can do?

My available icons are.Contents in the icons folder

Application with missing icons......enter image description here

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Provide us a screenshot of problematic icons. – Anwar Sep 14 '12 at 17:00
@Anwar thanks for your cooperation. Actually i just installed the oxygen theme and it basically solved a part of my problem. Application icons are displayed. But when i run some application the icons are not displayed. For Example kolopaint application. – success Sep 14 '12 at 17:26
Are you happy with the partial solution? if not, please edit your question with a screenshot of the kolopaint application. – Anwar Sep 14 '12 at 17:28
I have uploaded the kolourpaint application and it is still missing some icons.... – success Sep 14 '12 at 17:42

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Open terminal and run following command:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'theme'

ps: replace 'theme' with exact Icon Theme Name

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