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kde-control centre - icons - install new icon theme- select the zip file
sometimes, the icon sets may have a 'buildset' file in them...extract that file and do a './buildset'.......follow instructions and at the end of it all a new compressed archive should be created...then select that file thru the process described above
(remember, unless there is a buildset in the archive there is no need to extract it...just select the zip file itself when installing the new theme)
sometimes it's a matter of copying and pasting into /usr/share/icons /usr/share/icons or .kde/share/icons if they are not automatically installed by KDE.
Originally posted by ganja_guru kde-control centre - icons - install new icon theme- select the zip file
sometimes, the icon sets may have a 'buildset' file in them...extract that file and do a './buildset'.......follow instructions and at the end of it all a new compressed archive should be created...then select that file thru the process described above
(remember, unless there is a buildset in the archive there is no need to extract it...just select the zip file itself when installing the new theme)
i tried it but it says:
The file is not a valid icon theme archive!
so it doesnt install zip files
also i have 3 zip files for 1 theme how do i get them to work together
Originally posted by reddazz sometimes it's a matter of copying and pasting into /usr/share/icons /usr/share/icons or .kde/share/icons if they are not automatically installed by KDE.
i tried doing it but it says:
Access denied to /usr/share/icons/NIX_Xi
how do i do without having to go into the root account i mean how can i work as root from my own account?? coz i dunno how to do that
You have to install as root if you are installing anything other than in your /home directory, You extract the zip file as a normal user, then do
$su
$cp icons.png /usr/shar/icons/.
cant i do it without the console. i mean actually working as root in my own account?? isnt that possible. well i extracted the icons in /usr/share/icons and .kde/share/icons but they dont show up in kde control panel
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