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ColonLLC

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Registered: 2023-03-07

Posts: 4

how do i refresh icons/add custom icon for specific app

i got gnome with some extensions and an icon pack but every time flatpak updates my packages it resets the Icon=(icon name) in the .desktop file and i need to change it each time and i got used to changing the .desktop file each time but what i find more annoying is the fact that i need to log out and log back in each time to see the icon working
also if anyone knows how to add a custom icon to a specific name that would be even nicer.

Ferdinand

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From: Norway

Registered: 2020-01-02

Posts: 338

Re: how do i refresh icons/add custom icon for specific app

Copy the system-wide desktop file from /usr/share/applications to your $HOME/.local/share/applications and edit as you see fit.
The personal desktop file will take precedence over the system-wide desktop file, and not be overwritten when you update.

Disclaimer: I know nothing about flatpak

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Khere

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From: Italy

Registered: 2020-03-04

Posts: 170

Re: how do i refresh icons/add custom icon for specific app

You can create your own .desktop file see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/desktop_entries
Otherwise you can change the default images by replacing them with your costume image, these images are stored in /usr/share/applications

Last edited by Khere (2023-04-19 10:14:17)

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