How to properly change application icon

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I tried to change the icon for Ungoogled Chromium AUR.
Tried to change the /usr/share/icons/Papirus-Dark/ icon but nothing happened. Tried alacarte and still have the same icon. Any other way to do it?

Thanks for reading!

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The easiest option is to modify the relevant desktop file:

desktop-file-install \
    --dir=${HOME}/.local/share/applications \
    --set-icon=/path/to/icon.png \
    /usr/share/applications/chromium.desktop

Then relogin to apply the changes.

See also:

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If you want a GUI app for Gnome Shell, try Main Menu, available on Flatthub and AUR:

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https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libre-menu-editor

You don’t have to install it (portable)! Follow the developer’s instructions:

git clone https://codeberg.org/libre-menu-editor/libre-menu-editor
cd libre-menu-editor

libre-menu-editor/main.py

This software works much better than Menulibre

As for AppEditor, I think it’s a port of Menuilibre for ElementaryOS.

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Thank you. I did try it before asking here. I mentioned in the first post as alacarte which is its development name but same app. First time I used it hang up on me and the second didn’t do much, that’s why I asked the forums.

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Try to move the chromium icon to your personal case, or to change permissions for this file.

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