Does anyone know of any additional folder icons, in the default style with additional images upon them, to use in Ubuntu?
I would like to customise some of those I have created in my home folder but don't want to deviate from the standard theme.
I also don't want to spend hours making new icons myself if someone else has already gone along that path.
You can also use folder-colors, a Nautilus extension which enables you to add a color shade to a specific folder. The same folder icon but just in different colors.
Here’s the PPA which you should add to your system repositories through a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:costales/folder-color
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install folder-color
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Have a look at all application icons you have at your system, here:
nautilus /usr/share/app-install/icons/
also at
I am using this to change icons on folders I drag and drop on top task bar in Ubuntu 14.04 with Gnome (I think).
Open the icon folder on your computer by using the details above in a terminal; nautilus /usr/share/app-install/icons/
Copy icon you like - right click folder icon you want to change - properties - click folder icon in "Launcher Properties" - paste copied icon details into Location box - click open.
Hopefully folder icon will change.
I have not tried this on any other folder icons i.e. on desktop etc
