[Solved] How to install Icons From XFCE-Looks

Equinoxx · 2017-09-10 18:36:18

Hi,

Have recently joined Linux, and chose the XFCE theme for the customization. However, is there a way of using the icons from XFCE-Looks on Arch?
I know on Debian you can download and expand into a .icons folder, but XFCE isn't registering any of the downloaded packages... Is there another way, or have I made a mistake?

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Last edited by Equinoxx (2017-09-11 20:52:46)

jasonwryan · 2017-09-10 19:05:34

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Icons

progandy · 2017-09-10 19:11:37

~/.icons is right path, the result should have the index.theme in this location: "~/.icons/EXAMPLE/index.theme"
You could also try $XDG_DATA_HOME/icons (default: ~/.local/share/icons)

adesh · 2017-09-10 19:18:55

It might also be worth to look on AUR. Many of the popular themes are already there. Also, installing a package is better than manually putting cruft in your home directory.

Equinoxx · 2017-09-10 19:29:12

progandy wrote:

~/.icons is right path, the result should have the index.theme in this location: "~/.icons/EXAMPLE/index.theme"
You could also try $XDG_DATA_HOME/icons (default: ~/.local/share/icons)

"~/.icons/Flat-Remix-Master/index.theme" responds with no such file or directory, all I did once I downloaded the pack was

mkdir .icons

and then expanded the download into the .icons file.

sorry if I am missing something really basic...

Last edited by Equinoxx (2017-09-10 19:30:03)

progandy · 2017-09-10 19:38:43

Your theme archive should contain index.theme somewhere. The parent directory of index.theme belongs into $HOME/.icons

I suggest you install it from the AUR, though:
super-flat-remix-icon-theme

This particular theme even contains a readme with a section for manual installation to ~/.icons...

Last edited by progandy (2017-09-10 19:41:32)

Equinoxx · 2017-09-10 19:49:34

Ok thanks,

yes the .icons folder contains the themes, (/.icons/papirus-icon-theme-20170828/), but in the icon themes do not appear in the appearance ui.

Equinoxx · 2017-09-10 19:52:23

I think I'll just install from the AUR...

Just for future is there as simple way to install off the XFCE-Looks site (and I'm just thick) or is there a more complicated issue?

fsckd · 2017-09-10 20:32:39

Equinoxx wrote:

Just for future is there as simple way to install off the XFCE-Looks site (and I'm just thick) or is there a more complicated issue?

See the link Jason posted which has step by step directions for manually installing icons.

Equinoxx · 2017-09-11 09:53:09

fsckd wrote:

Equinoxx wrote:
Just for future is there as simple way to install off the XFCE-Looks site (and I'm just thick) or is there a more complicated issue?
See the link Jason posted which has step by step directions for manually installing icons.

I did look at the wiki, but got lost somewhere along the way (aka I'm just slow )

thanks for the help everyone!

WorMzy · 2017-09-11 10:45:52

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