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Change directory when picking an icon

Is it possible to have another directory open when changing an icon? I want the directory /home/andy/ICONS/ to be selected. The directory opened sometimes changes depending on the program I want to ...
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Cannot install icons or themes from gnome-look with ocs-url

up to now; I installed icons and themes for ubuntu-mate (LTS20.04) through gnome-look.org with the help of ocs-url. Now it does not work... I have ocs-url installed, I choose an icon, press "...
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Find location for the icon for software updater

I made a script to start software updater. Now I am trying to find the icon for it. However, my search found many such icons. Such as in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/ etc. How can I find the icon that ...
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Can not change icon for desktop icon

I can not change the icon for this desktop item. I have some custom icons in their own directory that I use. I can not open the desktop file for it either with my text editor like the other desktop ...
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Change icon on MATE main menu

How can I change the default logo icon to a custom icon by the applications menu in Ubuntu MATE without changing the theme?
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Top-Panel Icons Become Empty

The system is Ubuntu MATE version 18.04.2 using the "Familiar" panel layout. I have installed a number of launchers in the Top Panel bar, but am having a problem with a couple of them. Both of those ...
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Change icon for a panel item

I added a Force Quit button to my panel. But when I try to change it's icon by right clicking it, there is no Properties pick that I would need. Any workaround? Ubuntu Mate 18.04 Thanks. I did a ...
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Determine if icon is being used

I saw this icon hb-icon.svg in /usr/share/app-install/icons/ And it is 3.4 Mb !! Why is an icon so big? Can I tell if it is being used so if it isn't, I can delete that monster?
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Desktop icons do not stay put

When I arrange my desktop icons like I like, on reboot they are all rearranged. Keep aligned is not checked off. Can that be fixed?
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How can I get rid of unused MATE panel icons/indicators? [duplicate]

I have 3 icons in my Ubuntu 18.04 MATE top panel. I can't get rid of them but they do nothing. The image below shows just part of the top panel containing the circular images. One contains a ...
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New folders on desktop not appearing where expected

I keep running into an irksome problem with the Ubuntu Mate desktop. (I am currently using 17.10.) The problem is that whenever I create a folder on the desktop (right click->create folder) the ...
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How do I change the notification area icon size in UbuntuMATE 17.04?

When I change the height of the panel bar, the notification area icons (network, bluetooth, sound, remmina) scale with it. Is there a way to scale the icons independently of the panel height? Or ...
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Desktop icons randomly disappear - 16.10

I installed Ubuntu onto my computer a few weeks ago. After some updates at the beginning of this week - almost all web browsers 'broke' - all sites reported that I couldn't access them due to HSTS ...
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How to change Ubuntu Mate applications menu icon [duplicate]

I tried to look for it in the icon pack that I am using (Numix-Circle) but I could not find it. Where is this icon stored?
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