An instruction on how to change the icons in Linux

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An instruction on how to change the icons in Linux

Unread post by palem » 2019-07-11, 08:52

Because I have not found an instruction on how to change the icons in Linux (there is only a Windows instruction), below I describe to interested people how to change the PM icon in Linux.
In my (Manjaro) Linux, in the directory

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/usr/lib/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/
there are 3 files: default16.png, default32.png and default48.png, which should be replaced (as root) by icons that suit us.

Download any icons (with copy rights) or create yours, place them in any directory and from that directory copy them to PM directory:

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sudo cp default16.png /usr/lib/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default16.png
sudo cp default32.png /usr/lib/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default32.png
sudo cp default48.png /usr/lib/palemoon/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png
After restarting PM, the new icons should be visible.
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Re: An instruction on how to change the icons in Linux

Unread post by yami_ » 2019-07-11, 09:27

AFAIK redistributing those icons without permission is illegal.

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Re: An instruction on how to change the icons in Linux

Unread post by palem » 2019-07-11, 10:15

I created these icons myself based on a large image downloaded from the Internet (I'm not sure which one it was) and I did it for the PM community, so I hope PM developers will not want to sue me for that :)

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Re: An instruction on how to change the icons in Linux

Unread post by Moonchild » 2019-07-11, 11:48

Just because you downloaded a copy of the logo from the internet does NOT mean you have any rights to it.
Just because you resized an image doesn't make it suddenly yours to do with what you will. That includes uploading to image hosters to link from a forum.
Why do I have to explain the obvious?
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Re: An instruction on how to change the icons in Linux

Unread post by palem » 2019-07-11, 12:25

@Moonchild
Thanks for your explanation. I changed my first post accordingly.

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