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.
2,654
questions
2
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Icon of Gnome Pomodoro does not show up. How do I fix it?
I've been using GNOME Pomodoro already in Ubuntu 21.04 and it worked just fine (installed with sudo apt install gnome-shell-pomodoro). However, I had to reinstall Ubuntu for some unrelated reason and ...
- 14.6k
0
votes
0
answers
12
views
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 ...
7
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Ubuntu Dock adds a new icon when I open certain programs [duplicate]
I recently added Terminator (terminal emulator) to my system. When I open Terminator (whether by clicking its icon in the launcher or by hitting a keyboard shortcut), a new icon appears in my launcher ...
- 41.8k
0
votes
1
answer
921
views
Google Chrome icon in Unity's dash
I have Google Chrome pinned, but when I click the icon another one appears which is in high detail unlike the pinned one.
If I unpin all Chrome icons, then suddenly when I pin another icon it starts ...
- 41.8k
0
votes
0
answers
62
views
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 ...
- 123
14
votes
4
answers
68k
views
Execute sh script from *.desktop file?
What I want to do at all, is that:
Create script that has icon on it. So I know only one way - file.desktop file with icon. Settings icon on it was successful, but I have no luck setting EXEC value :/
...
- 139
1
vote
1
answer
452
views
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 ...
- 22.5k
0
votes
0
answers
70
views
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 ...
- 63
0
votes
0
answers
165
views
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 ...
- 777
0
votes
0
answers
71
views
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)
...
- 101
0
votes
5
answers
6k
views
My Icon Theme is Not Applying to All Applications On Ubuntu 18.04
I'm trying to apply icon themes in my Ubuntu 18.04 setup, and for some reason, certain icons won't have icons applied to them, even though I know they're icons designed for said applications. When I ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
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 ...
- 3,189
1
vote
0
answers
337
views
Icons missing after upgrading from ubuntu 21.10 to 22.04
I have upgraded from ubuntu 21.10 to 22.04. While installing, my computer runs out of power and shut down. When the power is back, some of the icons are missing in the new 22.04 like below.
How can I ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
In rEFInd, need 2 different OS icons for 2 instances of same OS (Ubuntu-MATE)
I have an Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS install (kernel 5.11.0) on an internal nvme0 drive.
I have another MATE 20.04 install (kernel 5.4.0) on an internal SSD (2.5-inch), as a backup OS to the main 20.04 ...
- 26.3k
1
vote
3
answers
2k
views
How to create a Gnome icon to launch a link to a shell script?
I'm trying to install ModelSim from Altera in ubuntu Gnome 14.04LTS running Gnome 3.12.2.
It is hard: things needed quite a lot of tweaking, but finally I managed to launch the software from a link to ...
- 3,189
0
votes
0
answers
51
views
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 ...
0
votes
0
answers
84
views
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=...
- 115k
3
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Messed up desktop and other folders
Recently i made an attempt to rename Desktop to desktop..and messed up some things.When i try to remove these folders from here..they get deleted from home directory.
Following is screenshot of home ...
CommunityBot
- 1
15
votes
3
answers
8k
views
Some icons and text randomly become invisible after waking up from sleep (Ubuntu GNOME)
Icons and application indicators in the dropdown settings sometimes disappear.
This happens after waking up from sleep, and can be fixed until waking up from sleep again by pressing Alt+F2 and typing ...
- 115k
1
vote
0
answers
408
views
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 ...
- 534
0
votes
0
answers
60
views
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 ...
- 3,189
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Icons appeared alone and I can't delete them
It's very strange, the computer freeze and I restart it. After the restart I saw 3 icons appeared on the desktop.
I can't delete them! Right click - "Delete" is not active, as well as the keybord. ...
- 43.6k
-1
votes
1
answer
96
views
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
...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
226
views
"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 ...
- 319
13
votes
2
answers
6k
views
Ubuntu 20.04 desktop icons keep moving
My Desktop icons keep toggling between these two types of arrangement (image attached):
I can't really tell what triggers the toggle. It seems like the first type occurs after logging in, and then it ...
- 261
0
votes
0
answers
70
views
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 ...
0
votes
0
answers
32
views
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.
- 3,189
34
votes
4
answers
79k
views
How do I refresh the icon cache?
First of all, I'm not 100% positive that the main question I've written here is actually the problem, but I have a hunch that it is. I've wrote a simple Gtk# application in Mono awhile ago, and gave ...
- 15.8k
5
votes
4
answers
4k
views
How do I get the names in my icon theme for use with pythons appindicator module?
How do I get the strings I can insert instead of 'gtk-execute'?
#!/usr/bin/python
import gobject
import gtk
import appindicator
if __name__ == "__main__":
ind = appindicator.Indicator("example-...
- 115
81
votes
9
answers
109k
views
Question mark icon instead of wifi icon
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 right now and after connecting to the internet instead of a network icon there is a question mark. There is no network issues, but that question mark is annoying.
- 11
5
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Enable Recent files icon in the sidebar of File explorer
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 15.10 to 16.04.2 LTS.
This is a sample image of file explorer before upgrade. As you can see there is an icon for recently used files in the sidebar.
Now have a look ...
2
votes
1
answer
407
views
What is the name of the icon that comes up (red circle with a white horizontal line) when update fails?
Trying to get the name of the icon that appears in the left side of the upper right set of icons in the Ubuntu top panel or toolbar, when an update has failed? Red circle with a white horizontal line ...
- 115k
1
vote
2
answers
1k
views
Icons missing/changed when switching back to the default desktop environment from KDE Plasma on Ubuntu 20.10
So I have an Ubuntu and Windows dual-boot on my computer, and I recently installed KDE Plasma (using sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop) as another desktop environment I could use. I switched over to ...
- 3,189
0
votes
0
answers
27
views
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 ...
- 330
1
vote
0
answers
137
views
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=&...
- 3,189
0
votes
1
answer
131
views
How can I remove the font/icon shadow/s?
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop, how can I remove the font/icon shadow/s?
- 33.6k
0
votes
0
answers
33
views
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, ...
- 11
0
votes
0
answers
61
views
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 ...
1
vote
0
answers
216
views
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 ...
- 111
1
vote
1
answer
345
views
Favorites bar: orange dot for running Firefox missing
I have Firefox as one of my favorites. When I open Firefox, the little "running dot" in the favorites bar is missing. So when I click the icon to return to the open instance, another ...
- 226
2
votes
1
answer
340
views
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 ...
- 131
19
votes
1
answer
17k
views
LibreOffice icons hard to see with dark themes
I've recently installed a dark theme for Ubuntu (16.04) and it's great but the only problem I have is that I can't see the icons in LibreOffice. I've tried the default icon themes in LibreOffice but ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
726
views
Ubuntu settings icons are missing in gnome
I installed ubuntu 22.04 two weeks ago. I started using and it's all fine until two weeks.
in one day, i log out and come back. Setting icons are missing.
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
139
views
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 ...
- 1
5
votes
1
answer
730
views
How to set custom bookmark icons with Gio?
I'm building a custom live CD with Cubic
I want to add a default customized folder on $HOME, "Projects"
What I did:
Edit /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults
Add a line PROJECTS=Projects
Result:
The ...
- 20.1k
1
vote
1
answer
143
views
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 ...
- 3,189
13
votes
2
answers
37k
views
Add an appimage application to the top menu bar
I was reading this post after installing and running a Appimage application.
When I run the application by double clicking the appimage, the app opens and an icon appears in both the side dock and the ...
0
votes
0
answers
33
views
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 ...
1
vote
0
answers
48
views
All icons disappear after wake-up
Ubuntu 22.04.01 LTS on ThinkPad X270.
After putting the machine to sleep mode, when the laptop is woken up, all icons in the menu sidebar and in the Show Applications panel disappear. The only thing ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
26
views
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=...
