A few days ago, this issue started popping up: Whenever I log in to Ubuntu, the icons in the Launcher bar and the Taskbar look kind of strange. Unlike the neat icons Ubuntu came with, these icons are strange and old-y looking, like the icons for the File Explorer and Wifi and Bluetooth. I can change them back by opening a terminal and runningunity. The login screen is fine, but this only happens after i log in. Could anyone tell me why this is happening? Thanks.
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Could you add a screenshot (use imgur.com)– WilfFeb 16, 2015 at 4:11
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imgur.com/MCTX5ta (before i run unity) versus imgur.com/KOvbhZw (after i run unity) look at the taskbar– WaylonFeb 16, 2015 at 20:29
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for some reason, today when i logged in, the launcher icons were normal. also, the menu options (the drop down menu when you click on, say, wifi) are gray, though i can still click on them. Would it help if i told you that right about when this problem started, i was trying to purge and remove xfce and kde plasma?– WaylonFeb 16, 2015 at 20:32
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It's likely you have File Manager running on startup which has a different set of icons in Ubuntu. If you open the app Advanced Settings, and uncheck 'Have file manager handle the desktop' disabled this might help.
answered Mar 15, 2015 at 8:10
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File manager? I don't have a program with that name. Nautilus is sort of a file manager, if you mean that, but i can't find any Advanced Settings or anything else you mentioned.– WaylonMar 18, 2015 at 2:01