Questions tagged [icons]

The images that a desktop environment uses to identify files, folders, and applications. Icons are a core component of a GUI and are a fundamental part of navigating any computer today.

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How to remove previoulsly mounted drive icon from Ubuntu Dash home?

Whenever I insert a new drive a drive icon is generated in dash home and doesn't get remove when eject the drive. Like a lot of drive icons have been generated. I believe that I have pushed some ...
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LXQT task bar: non-repo app icons are missing

Lubuntu 22.04 I have installed non-repository applications, in particular Rstudio, LibreOffice and Discord, and they show up as they are supposed to be in the applications menu, but when I run the ...
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IPE app not opening in Ubuntu 20.04

I have just installed Ipe extensible drawing editor app (version 7.2.6). My Ubuntu version is 20.04. There is an app icon but when I click on it, the app simply does not open. Is there any way to fix ...
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23.10 Folder "Properties" icons look like colorful static after installing oibaf/graphics-drivers

I'm running 23.10 and just noticed that if I right click a folder, file, or shortcut from file browser and select properties the icon looks like static. How do I fix these broken icons? Graphics Card:...
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How to revert to default App Center icon?

I downloaded a few themes on my Ubuntu setup yesterday, (which I have not yet used), and when I booted up my PC this morning (the first restart since installing the themes), and I noticed my Ubuntu ...
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Display issue : black and white icons

I have a display issue on my Ubuntu, my terminal has turned white, and my icons are in black and white. How can I revert it to the original version?
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Change ALL icons in sytem tray

When I change the icon theme on my Kubuntu 22.04 it only applies to some of the system tray icons: before (Breeze Icon Theme): after (Kora Icon Theme): As you can see it only changes the icons of ...
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Ubuntu Icon Problem and no SSH

Has anyone here seen the following issue: The system starts normally. After some time, the following issue occurs: I can't open anything, and the computer cannot be restarted
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Command line behind a partition mounting icon and how to modify default mount options?

I have a number of disk partitions, which are represented by icons in the GUI. Something like this: When I double-click on this icon, the partition got mounted. Or I can right-click on this icon and ...
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How to find what icon file nautilus is choosing to display?

I'm trying to set an icon association for a mime-type, but Nautilus is displaying a blank icon. How can I find which icon file Nautilus is choosing to display (the path to this blank icon)? Relevant ...
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Possible to use keyboard arrow keys to navigate (move the selection of) desktop icons?

I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop, which means I probably use Gnome 3 (or Gnome 4? who can tell these days), and Gnome Shell is my desktop (I guess), and Nautilus is my file manager (at least, I ...
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Application icon is not appearing when minimizing the application

The application icon is not appearing when minimizing the application:
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How do I fix the font and icon size on Notepad++ for Wine on Ubuntu?

I installed Wine on Ubuntu for the sole purpose of running Notepad++ on Ubuntu, but the GUI fonts and icons are so small they are unreadable. Below is a full screenshot of my 75" screen (TV as ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 - Simple Icons after Switching Dark/Light mode

I just installed Ubuntu 23.10 After switching between dark and light mode, some of the icons changed to the "simple" version (see screenshot). Don't know how to change back to the more "...
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Icons disappearing/reappearing, causing input lag

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / AMD / Wayland I have a problem that just started happening. Only certain icons in the Dock seem to disappear/re-appear every 15-30 seconds. Every time it happens, the mouse skips. I ...
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How to hide wifi/Bluetooth/battery icons from top right corner in status bar/top bar?

Basically I want to hide all icons from top right bar. Whenever we enable WiFi, Bluetooth or whatever available in Ubuntu Status bar it shows an icon of that function in top right corner of the screen....
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Failure to display icons and text in the software

whatever I do, when installing and working with the software, the icons and text are not displayed according to the attached file, and I use Visual Box. Failure to display icons and text in the ...
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Missing icons in GNOME when installing another app instance (through another distribution channel -Ubuntu 22.04-)

This did not happen when running 23.10, but with LTS, whenever I install an app, then again from another source, the second instance of its icon does not show up in GNOME launcher or search box. For ...
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Ripristinate Krita icon on tool bar

After one routine update, the icon for Krita (installed with snap on Ubuntu 22.04) has disappeared. T tried with sudo apt-get install oxygen-icon-theme but nothing. How can I repristinate it? Thank ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: Desktop folders/files only become visible whenever a new one is created (after reboot)

I had my Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop all cluttered with folders and files (yes, afterwards I've read that Linux does not like that), and suddenly the launchers were invisible. Edit: I'm talking about all ...
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How to replace app icon in top bar of ubuntu 22.04

I'm currently developing an icon theme and need some guidance on how to locate and modify the black and white icons for the Files app, or for any other app, for that matter. Could anyone point me in ...
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After updating to Ubuntu 23.10, some applications appear as a gear icon in the dock and have unthemed title bars

After upgrading from Ubuntu 23.04 to Ubuntu 23.10, some applications that I use (e.g., TeXworks and DiffPDF, both installed from the "universe" apt repository) show up in my Gnome dock as a ...
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Firefox icon gone (since snap update?)

I can't find an firefox icon anymore since an scheduled update most probably via software-updater (I don't know the english name. German language package. I know I should switch to the English one) ...
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What is the meaning for a system icon color?

After I updated from Ubuntu 23.04 to Ubuntu 23.10, the system icon for microphone is now orange, but I don't know what this color means in this context. I'd like to ask what this color means here, and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop files, icons, folders do NOT appear on desktop,

Ubuntu 22.04 Upgraded 20.04 installation. Desktop files, icons, folders do NOT appear on desktop, yet they are in the Desktop folder under Home directory. They will run if I open the Desktop folder ...
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ubuntu dock duplicated icon on flatpack app

im having duplicated icon in dock while wmclass is not a problem im running excel via bottles which is under flatpack and icon is appearing as bottles not excel FYI: i have manually created this ...
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Handmade desktop icon duplicates when add it to Favorites and launch application

I've installed Anaconda and created icon with this manual on my Ubuntu 23.04. Here is my icon code. [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Anaconda-Navigator GenericName=Anaconda Comment=...
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HowTo Disable Thunderbird Unread Message Count Icons

I'm running Ubuntu 22.04 and after a recent Thunderbird upgrade to version 115.3 I am now seeing small round icons with a count of unread messages next to each message folder. See image below: I want ...
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VirtualBox icon not showing on launcher. Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS

I googled it and asked ChatGPT but can't solve this. The issue that I'm trying to fix is that I can't see the virtual machine icon when a VM is running. The VirtualBox icon is working, but the ...
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"Tray icon" that displays network traffic

Remember ZoneAlarm? Many years ago ZoneAlarm placed an icon in your Windows system tray that displayed both incoming and outgoing network activity by separate red and green flashing lights. Very ...
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The status bar of Ubuntu is abnormal after reinstalling gnome according to ChatGPT prompt

The command ChatGPT gave me is as follows: sudo apt-get purge gnome-shell gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon gnome-control-center gnome-terminal nautilus gnome-tweak-tool sudo apt-get autoremove ...
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My appimage app icons are all the same

All my appimage apps have the same icon. It's not the default appimage icon, it's from another app. When I download it's still the same icon. edit: After testing on a fresh install of kde neon the ...
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Can the size of the icon that shows programs are grouped be increased?

Can the size of the icon in the taskbar that shows programs are grouped be increased? The Icon which is little green circle with plus in it.
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How to set the icon for a file extension, in a portable way, without sudo

I am creating an app that wants to install an icon for an application-specific extension (.crystalopen), in a way that works not just on Ubuntu/GNOME but also is portable to other desktop environments ...
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Ubuntu Applications Icon bug

Is this a known bug? If I click on the icons I see the rotating wheel but nothing happens. If I click "Show details" both open the app on the "Software" App, Spotify shows with ...
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Recently, all icons from my $HOME directory appear on Desktop

I run Xubuntu (Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, Kernel 5.15.0-82-generic). From earlier answers, I tried #XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/ in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs file but it did not work. Also, XDG_DESKTOP_DIR=&...
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Dolphin: custom folder icon (NTFS volume)

if I select a custom icon for a directory within an ext4 volume (e.g. a directory under home), the icon is applied properly. A .directory file is created, which contains the path to the icon. However, ...
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LibreOffice Display problem

Suddenly, when I open a new spreadsheet in LO, I only get the icon in the margin, showing a spreadsheet is open, but it will not display. This suddenly started happening. I can click on the icon, but ...
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Add an Icon to the Top Bar using AppIndicator3

I want to create a time counter that gets added to the top bar in Ubuntu (GNOME Shell 42.9). I am trying to add an icon first, but it doesn't get added. I also installed all necessary dependencies and ...
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Gear icon instead of App icon in taskbar

I made a .desktop file for a PyQt5 App, it does show the icon on the desktop, but when I open it and starts running, the icon is not showed in the taskbar, instead there is a gear icon. Thanks for ...
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Applications that I installed using an *.AppImage file and by creating a *.Desktop file are no more appearing in the Show Applications window

I am new in Ubuntu, only decided to install it like I did two years ago on a old laptop, and disconnected from other commonly used OS. I am very happy since then, but I have a lot to learn, as I only ...
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My icons constantly appear and disappear on desktop area

I'm having a problem on Ubuntu the desktop icons stay appearing and disappearing constantly. Another thing that happens when I right-click on the desktop I can't click on the options that appear. can ...
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I would like to center the icons while keeping the panel background extended?

Regarding the dash-to-panel extension build in to Ubuntu, I would like to be able to center the icons in the panel while keeping it extended across the screen. One method that I have found to center ...
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Apps in panel keep bouncing

I installed Ubuntu 23.04, and I also had the same issue on Ubuntu 22.04. The icons in the panel keep bouncing. When it bounces, it closes the right click and it is very CPU consumer such that the fan ...
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How to update icon of a .bin file - not working anymore since 22

On Ubuntu 22, Wayland disabled: I have a .bin file that has no icon. In 16.04 I could create a launcher (.desktop) file like this: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Version=1.0 Type=Application Terminal=...
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Icons not loading for visualboyadvance-m in kubuntu

Trying to run visualboyadvance-m on kubuntu (KDE) which starts however all the icons for the settings do not show, all the letters just show as squares, when running it from the terminal I get the ...
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how to associate a folders name with a icon

Is there any way within Linux that when i create a folder it automatically gains a system icon based on its name? For example if i create a folder named "java" it will be created ...
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Ubuntu icons are very very large

I am using Ubuntu 23.04. My Ubuntu tool bar icons are very large. On Ubuntu 22.10, it wasn't like that. Please help me.
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Some missing icons (no entry sign)

Just installed 22.04 and I have been trying to work out how to create url shortcuts but in my attempts I seem to have lost some icons (well...stop sign) e.g. show applications in favourites bar, gedit ...
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No icon showing up for firefox installed with tar.bz2 package in /opt/firefox

I'm not using snap version of firefox on a Ubuntu 22.04 box. Instead, I'm installing the tar.bz2 package downloaded from ftp.mozilla.org in /opt. I've created a desktop integration file in /usr/share/...
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