App Icons [SOLVED]

[marcellot]

How can I configure that the original program icons are displayed in the cinnamon interface? (eg. Firefox)

[lsemmens]

What are you trying to achieve? Your question makes no sense.

[initrd]

What are you trying to achieve? Your question makes no sense.

I am assuming he wants the native application Icons to be displayed instead of being overwritten by the Icon theme(s) he uses.

[vanadium]

You could copy the original icons to your .local/share/icons folder. That way, they will take precedence over the icons supplied by your icon theme.

[marcellot]

What are you trying to achieve? Your question makes no sense.

I am assuming he wants the native application Icons to be displayed instead of being overwritten by the Icon theme(s) he uses.

exactly, thats what I want!

[marcellot]

You could copy the original icons to your .local/share/icons folder. That way, they will take precedence over the icons supplied by your icon theme.

not exactly a workable approach for a beginner

[marcellot]

What are you trying to achieve? Your question makes no sense.

Why shouldn't that make sense? I find it much easier to work when the application icons correspond to the original icons. You recognise them immediately!

[vanadium]

not exactly a workable approach for a beginner

Then let it to the the distro developers to design your system. Besides, copying is not *that* hightech. Actually, try this:

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mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable
ln -s /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/

and let us know how it works (you may need to log out then back in for this to work). This does not actually copy, but creates a symbolic link to the original icons. So if anything changes there, it will also be updated in your local folder that is looked up first for icons.

If it does not work, just delete the "hicolor" folder in ~/.local/share/icons to undo.

You can also change away from the icon theme that comes with Mint, but that would affect the whole look of the system.

You could also file an issue with the developers of Mint to stop overriding application icons. Some application developers will thank you for that.

[Moem]

not exactly a workable approach for a beginner

What problem are you running into when trying this from your file manager? Copying and pasting files, using the file manager, is something that most beginners are capable of. I would say it's a normal skill for a normal user to have.

If the problem is that your .local/share/icons directory ( = folder) is not visible in your file manager:
- hit Ctrl+h on your keyboard to show hidden files.
If the problem is that you do not have permission to write to .local/share/icons because it is not in your home (user space):
- rightclick on an empty area and choose "Open as Root". You will be prompted for your password, and the directory will open inside a new file manager window with elevated priveleges. Then you can paste there as normal.