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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No default icon in GNOME dash
When I open a .desktop file with missing icon its window appears as a completely transparent icon in my GNOME dash.
I think there used to be some default icon (purple gears) for this situation. The ...
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Can't find Desktop files
So I tried installing League of Legends using Wine and lutris but then decided I did not want that game on my Computer anymore.
I uninstalled it from the computer but the icons for it is still in the ...
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Undefined X icon on Latte dock
Kubuntu 18.04, latte 0.7.4-0ubuntu2
Hi, I've got an annoying issue with "X" icons if an application is closed. It happens only with few apps (slack and mailspring in my example). Reinstall doesn't ...
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How to change Icon of Application Instance
I'm new to Linux, and currently running Kubuntu 18.04.2 LTS with KDE Plasma 5.12.7.
I have installed an icon theme which replaces folder icons etc. I have also changed Dolphin to use an orange ...
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How to remove a specific mounted HD from the desktop when its not mounted in /media ? 18.04
I added a hard-disk and mounted it via fstab as my download folder.
Works well except it still shows up on the desktop.
But it isn't mounted in the /media folder. How do I remove a mounted volume ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 drawer icons only display default system icon
A few of my applications don't show their icon in the application drawer, instead the system icon is displayed. See circled icons in picture below. Regards,
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How to get the icons on GNOME shell back?
When I open Teamviewer, Steam or OBS in another, usually it will show small icons in the shell like this.
But in my laptop, there are no icons like these appeared in the shell when using Teamviewer, ...
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How can I change the icon on a custom launcher in the dock?
I have a custom launcher.
the last line of the .desktop file is:
Icon=/home/user/bin/fritzing-0.9.3b/icons/fritzing_icon.png
It looks great in the folder i.e. correct icon. It looks great on the ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 right click on folder (for properties) not working
I not able to right click on each folder or file on my system Also files and folder attach with clock icon.
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How do you get a *.desktop file to work for a non-repository app?
I turned the Amazon cloud reader site https://read.amazon.com into a desktop app with nativefier. It works amazingly well as a standalone reader for books that have been downloaded and also ...
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Ubuntu 18 Nautilus Folder custom Icon not working
In Ubuntu 18 LTS With latest Updates and Unity Desktop, How I can change folder icons in Nautilus?
Currently, nothing happens when I select a new icon in folder Properties. Tried icons 48*48, 64*64 ...
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Missing RabbitVCS icons in Ubuntu 18.04
I upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 last summer. From this time on I did not have context menu items for RabbitVCS anymore. All the menu items are still there - but no icons. Is there any solution ...
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Can't find dkms.conf file when installing wifi driver rtl8812au
I am an old newbie who has got tired of Windows and migrated to Linux - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I am trying to install a wifi driver for Netgear A6100. I have found a package for rlt88au but when installing ...
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When trying to make desktop icons, some transparencies show up black
Upgrade:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Exec=*redacted*
Name=Upgrade
Comment=Desktop Icon
Encoding=UTF-8
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;
Icon=/home/.launchpad/images/...
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Disproportional Icon Size in Eclipse
I recently installed the Eclipse IDE (2018-09) for C/C++ on a Mid2014 MacBook on the Ubuntu 16.04 partition. However it is not really usable as the icon size is way too big and takes up to much space. ...
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snap applications (kde) have no icons in the menu's
I'm using Xbuntu 18.04.1 LTS and when I start the snap applications, they all work fine. But I've noticed only the KDE ones don't have any icons within the applications.
The error I get is:
Qt: ...
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Disable "Organize Desktop by Name"?
When you right-click on the desktop you get some options including "Organize Desktop by Name". I read on another post that the options cannot be changed.
However, I have messed up my desktop a couple ...
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The eclipse icon is replaced with a new one but it is not changed in the Ubuntu dock when I run the app
I've downloaded the Eclipse C/C++ IDE for 2018-09 and installed it by extracting the package in a folder. So I've created the following Eclipse-CDT.desktop file in /home/username/.local/share/...
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Difficulties to maintain and to move the Eclipse launcher icon in the desktop toolbar
I have installed in the Eclipse IDE version 4.9.0 through the installer provided on the "Eclipse" home site and everything has worked well.
After that, I have launched this application with the ...
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How can I hide a running program icon from the notification bar and Launcher in Gnome?
This question may have already been asked, but all I could find about it was for Unity.
How am I able to hide a program from the dash? I'm using Dash to Panel in Gnome 18.04, but I don't think that ...
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Installed icons not showing up in gtk3-icon-browser
I have multiple icon themes installed in Ubuntu 18.04 and I am currently using a Papirus theme. I am now tinkering with a tool to create GNOME shell extensions (Argos) and wanted to use a Papirus icon ...
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How to change a window icon in Openbox?
I would like to change the window icon of an already existing application on Lubuntu. By window icon, I mean the one that appears in the window title bar, and in lxpanel. By existing application, I ...
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Missing icons in Software Updater Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
See image for a one-look explanation:
Software Updater with missing icons
As the image shows, I'm missing the 'cardboard box' icons from the Software Updater. I know that they are supposed to be ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 desktop share show connection icon when somebody connected over VNC till connection active
In Ubuntu 18.04 when desktop sharing is enabled and somebody connects over VNC. For the connection establishment, there is a notification received.
But it is not possible to see that when the ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - Dropbox icon won't show / stay
my machine automatically updated to Ubuntu 18.04, and the Dropbox icon won't show up in the system tray area in the top right (I think Ubuntu calls them appindicators). I often used the icon shortcut ...
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multiple launcher icons when starting an app (dbeaver)
Maybe I just don't understand the idea of Ubuntus UX approach, but why does it show me two launcher icons when I start dbeaver?
On the left outer side you see the standard dbeaver icon, which is ...
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All icons of pCloud are blurred in Ubuntu 18.04
I am using pCloud on Ubuntu 18.04.1 for couple of days. I am trying to replace Dropbox as they will ditch the encrypted file system on Ubuntu.
The problem I noticed with pCloud is that, the icons are ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - How to change an application icon
I am aware that this question has been asked before, but the answers did not work for me.
In my C programming directory, I have a number of compiled applications, all of which run fine. In the ...
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Krita and Kdenlive double icon problem
I have Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome. So, I install Krita (from repo or appimage). Now I open Krita and I see the icon in the "favorites" bar (Dash). I right click it to add to favorites but I have no such ...
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Reduce size of application icons in Ubuntu 18.04 notification tray
Why is the top bar notification area icon size bigger than the system icon size?
I tried to install topiconplus extension, but it doesn't help at all.
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Menu icons not correct in Inkscape
I have installed inkscape (0.92.3-1) on Ubuntu 18.04, and everything works fine.
However, the icon panel (tools panel) on the left side doesn't show the icons in a correct manner!
Thankful for any ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 "Show Applications" Icon - Is there a way to control its size (width x height)?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04
I have installed "Dash to Panel" Gnome Shell Extension.
I could manage to change the default "Show Applications" Icon to my choice as you see in the below pics.
I would like ...
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What does this red 'do not' symbol mean?
I'm relatively new to the linux world and to this website. I recently installed Ubuntu Mate and in the upper right hand corner is a red 'do not' or 'no' symbol that when clicked on reveals a blank ...
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Web browser rendering errors in Ubuntu 18.04
This is a weird problem I've run into while using Ubuntu 18.04. A lot of the things in the web are somehow misplaced. The browser I'm talking about is Firefox (latest), though the issue (with the icon ...
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I can't open Trash and mounted volumes with desktop icons on Gnome after installing Unity
Please, nothing happen now when I double click on these icons on Gnome desktop after installing Unity. How can I restore this ? Thanks in advance.
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Where are "folder view" desktop settings files located on Kubuntu 18.04?
Every time I reboot, some of my desktop icons disappear from screen 1 and appear on screen 2.
If I try to move them back, KDE shows the normal copy/paste context menu. But if I set screen 2 to ...
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Printing icon missing from "Show Applications" & printing does not happen
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 last week and everything works beautifully except that the "printing" icon is missing from "Show Applications".
When I run "system-config-printer" from a terminal the "...
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Wrong Knotes indicator in indicator-applet-complete on BB 18.04
After installing Knotes, I'm getting the wrong indicator on the taskbar (the 'delete note' icon). Everything works, but the Knotes indicator icon is wrong. Other apps (Veracrypt, Xpad, both appearing ...
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Are any of the GNOME themes customizable?
I'm trying to understand why I can no longer create custom icons for my folders and files in Bionic Beaver (18.04). Q: Do any of the GNOME themes allow one to use custom icons, especially for folders ...
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How can I adjust and fix the size of the icons on the Ubuntu 18.04's desktop?
How can I adjust and fix the size of the icons on the Ubuntu 18.04's desktop?
https://youtu.be/Zqgdb9WBotU
I want the size of the icons on the 18.04's desktop not changed when changing the size of ...
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missing VLC icon in Ubuntu 18.04 tray
I recently moved to Ubuntu 18.04 from 14.04, I have a problem with VLC since I installed it, and have tried solutions from the net but didn't work out.
My problem is when I open the VC, its icon ...
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Shotcut does not show in App Grid
I have Shotcut video editor installed from the snap, all was well until I noticed a day or so ago that it no longer shows up in the app grid of my Gnome desktop (17.10). Nor does it show up if I ...
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How do I remove a duplicate icon from the header bar?
Using 17.10 - the package is Brightness Indicator. I checked previous questions but none got it done.
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All icons have disappeared in Ubuntu 16.04
I would like to know how to recover all icons in Ubuntu 16.04, because after updating and rebooting the system, the icons just disappeared:
I followed the instructions of this link, but it didn't ...
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Custom icon of running app from ".desktop" files not showing in dock when the desktop file is not in the applications folder (Ubuntu 17.10)
Is there any way to make a custom Icon=/path/file.png be shown in dock when an app is running, without putting this .desktop file into /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/ folders ?...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Jan 3 2018 update causing screen/access issues "The Dell E4310 that hides Icons"
New to "Buntu" (as my G Kid sez) though a thousand years ago I did work with SCO Unix.
After the update of Jan 18 I'm having screen instability. When I hover the mouse over the side or top icons, ...
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Desktop launcher icons
I have created a few launcher icons on my desktop using gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop. When I start the apps an icon appears in the launcher bar, but some are the icons associated ...
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How Unity launcher trashbin icon works?
Unity launcher panel trashbin icon can be updated (full icon to empty icon) when emptying to trash bin. The trash bin icon is refreshed althought application is running.
How to programming this kind ...
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ThinClient Pro HP
On our ThinClients we are running windows with two options:
launch a webbrowser and login to our Citrix session.
change the resolution to 1280x720.
I installed the ThinPro client on a test ...
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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 ...