Missing icons with Xfce on Ubuntu 18.04.2
Solution 1
Most of the packages are missing. probably from using the server version instead of the desktop
I've got the same problem.
I ended up installing gnome first time, xfce
was still there after.
sudo tasksel
pick a package, I went with xubuntu minimal,
didn't get come with browser it seems, so going with the full xubuntu
desktop. You think that should do what I need, still messing with it.
Also needed fonts, not sure if this is the same as the font package in tasksel
sudo apt-get install xfonts-base and sudo apt-get install xfonts-100dpi and sudo apt-get install xfonts-75dpi fixes font issues. – gies0r Dec 10 '19 at 19:22
Couldn't start Xtightvnc trying default font path - VNCServer
Solution 2
Make sure that the package xubuntu-icon-theme
is installed. Open a Terminal and type:
dpkg -i | grep xubuntu-icon-theme
If, it's not installed, type the following:
sudo apt install xubuntu-icon-theme
Now, update the icon-cache
:
sudo update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce \
/usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce-dark /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce-darker \
/usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce-darkest
Normaly, after installating a Theme it is triggered from postinst script.
cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/xubuntu-icon-theme.postinst | grep update-icon-caches
Gived the following output
if which update-icon-caches >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce-dark /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce-darker /usr/share/icons/elementary-xfce-darkest
Solution 3
Here is the Ubuntu wiki article about package management. Themes are usually available as packages.
To install the missing icon themes from the terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xubuntu-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme tango-icon-theme
If you have a message error like the following:
(meld:1021): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon 'document-new' for stock: Icon 'document-new' not present in theme elementary-xfce
you can fix this error message with:
sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-pixbuf
(This information is took from ToZ user in https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=12702)
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plaidshirt
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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plaidshirt over 1 year
I use Ubuntu with VNC connection from Windows. I see most of the icons as follows:
System information:
Linux vps568 4.15.0-52-generic #56-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 4 22:49:08 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Output of
xfconf-query -c xsettings -lv
command:/Gtk/ButtonImages true /Gtk/CanChangeAccels false /Gtk/ColorPalette black:white:gray50:red:purple:blue:light blue:geen:yellow:orange:lavender:brown:goldenrod4:dodger blue:pink:light green:gray10gray30:gray75:gray90 /Gtk/CursorThemeName /Gtk/CursorThemeSize 0 /Gtk/DecorationLayout menu:minimize,maximize,close /Gtk/FontName Sans 10 /Gtk/IconSizes /Gtk/KeyThemeName /Gtk/MenuBarAccel F10 /Gtk/MenuImages true /Gtk/MonospaceFontName Monospace 10 /Gtk/ToolbarIconSize 3 /Gtk/ToolbarStyle icons /Net/CursorBlink true /Net/CursorBlinkTime 1200 /Net/DndDragThreshold 8 /Net/DoubleClickDistance 5 /Net/DoubleClickTime 400 /Net/EnableEventSounds false /Net/EnableInputFeedbackSounds false /Net/IconThemeName elementary-xfce-dark /Net/SoundThemeName default /Net/ThemeName Greybird /Xft/Antialias -1 /Xft/Hinting -1 /Xft/HintStyle hintnone /Xft/RGBA none
I already tried this command too, but hasn't any visible changes:
xfdesktop --replace
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Admin almost 5 yearsdpkg -l | grep greybird-gtk-theme
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Admin almost 5 years
ii greybird-gtk-theme 3.22.8-1 all grey GTK+ theme from the Shimmer Project
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plaidshirt almost 5 yearsI used these commands and also restarted system, but still has the same issues.
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nobody almost 5 yearsI suspect that. It must be related to VNC. I was hopping this error is fixed. I only found older threads. Sorry not my field.
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efthialex almost 5 years@user966203 update your post to include a link to the source from which you took this information.
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plaidshirt almost 5 years@user966203 : Sorry, but it doesn't help. Could you please modify your answer?