I am using elementary OS freya.
How can I change icon of a specific application in elementary OS.
Is it possible ?
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Sign up to join this communityGUI method to change icon of an application:(Using nautilus
and Main menu
)
Method 1 : Using alacarte
Install Main menu (AKA alacarte
)
sudo apt-get install alacarte
Open Main menu
Click on a program and select properties.
Click on app icon.
Browse for new icon and select open.
Close program properties
close Main menu
Method 2: Using nautilus
First we need to install nautilus
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus
Now open terminal and run:
sudo nautilus
It will open your home directory.
Now navigate to usr/share/applications/<what_ever_app>
Right click on the app --> select properties -->
Now click on app icon --> Now navigate to the location of required icon and select, then close.
For example: I will change icon
for camera
Click on camera
icon
I have a pic in Downloads
folder. So navigate to that folder and change.
After,
EDIT:
Why should we use root :
If you don't use root
there will be lock to icon,
source for method 1
root
access is to auto modify icon size.
To Change specific App icon:
I suppose, the icon which you want to place is ~/Downloads/[image.png]
Open terminal and run the commands:
nano /usr/share/applications/[appname].desktop
Note : If you don't know exact app name, use ls -l
Icon=[path]
with Icon=/home/[username]/Downloads/[image].png
Now save and exist.