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      • ikozI Offline
        ikoz @Salah
        last edited by ikoz

        @Salah Please try the latest version and send the logs.
        Alternatively, run the following script from /opt/click.ubuntu.com/icon-changer.ikozyris/current/ with parameter your icon path.

        #!/bin/bash
        
        echo "$1"
        pwd
        sudo mount -o rw,remount /
        
        echo "remounted as RW"
        
        list_icons=$(
        cd /usr/share/applications/ || exit
        grep -P "^Icon=.+(png|svg)$" *.desktop | sed 's/.desktop:Icon=/":"/;s/^/"/;s/$/",/'
        
        cd /home/phablet/.local/share/applications || exit
        grep -P "^Icon=.+(png|svg)$" *.desktop | sed 's/.desktop:Icon=/":"/;s/^/"/;s/$/",/'
        )
        
        echo "Got icons"
        
        mapfile -t list_icons_name < <(grep -Po '(?<=")[^"]+(?=":)' <<< "$list_icons")
        mapfile -t list_icons_path < <(grep -Po '(?<=:")[^"]+(?=")' <<< "$list_icons")
        
        echo "got names/paths"
        
        cd assets || exit
        
        # Create a backup directory of the original icons
        if [ ! -d "backup" ]; then
            mkdir backup
        fi
        
        # Loop for each installed app
        for index in ${!list_icons_name[*]}; do
            echo -e "\n Current file: $index"
            list_icons_ext=${list_icons_path[$index]##*.}
            list_icons_rename=${list_icons_name[$index]%%_*}
        
            # Copy the original files in the backup directory if they don't exist
            if [ ! -f "backup/$list_icons_rename.$list_icons_ext" ]; then
                sudo cp "${list_icons_path[$index]}" "backup/$list_icons_rename.$list_icons_ext"
            fi
        
            echo "Checking $list_icons_rename.$list_icons_ext"
            # Copy the icons if they exist
            if [ -f "$1/$list_icons_rename.$list_icons_ext" ]; then
                echo "Copying"
                sudo cp -v "$1/$list_icons_rename.$list_icons_ext" "${list_icons_path[$index]}"
            fi
            cd ..
        done
        
        sudo mount -o ro,remount /
        
        

        @Ian said in Customizing Icons:

        It might be worth confirming owners/groups and rwx of the icon folders and files.

        Shouldn't be a problem as the script runs with sudo.


        Salah said in Customizing Icons:

        Hope on next update to facilitate changing icons.

        My current problem is that lomiri-app-launch doesn't read the .desktop files, but uses hard-coded desktop files from the click package,

        May the source be with you

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          Salah @ikoz
          last edited by

          @ikoz Really appreciate your time and effort responding to my question.

          To be honest. I am trying to follow you, but am not that expert and do not know how to run a script or how to use your script. Just do not steps.

          Just for the record, Apple has recently allowed in her IOS 18 to change icons following Android.

          Therefore, that should be pretty easy in Ubuntu Touch and hope this will be considered in the near future, same like Ubuntu Desktop, or if you remember Nokia when changing icons was pretty easy back old days. Even my monster (Nokia N900) has a variety of options and easy hacking and altering, even though it is based on Maemo OS.

          FYI, till now am trying to understand how to use commands in UT Terminal, a bit difference using it in my laptop :face_with_tears_of_joy:.

          Thanks again and hope to see improvement later on.

          By the way, I have installed latest Custom Phablet Tools version and nothing happened.

          Regards,👍 👍 👍 👍

          " Our Business, Is Life Itself,, "

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            *Enrico13011978* Banned @Salah
            last edited by

            @Salah 💯 👍🤣

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            • MoemM Offline
              Moem @Salah
              last edited by

              @Salah said in Customizing Icons:

              Apple has recently allowed in her IOS 18 to change icons following Android.

              Therefore, that should be pretty easy in Ubuntu Touch

              Sorry, how does one follow from the other?

              Is currently using an Op5t
              Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                Salah @Moem
                last edited by

                @Moem I will tell you, Android on its store has tons of icons to be installed and replacing what is in the devices no matter what.

                IOS 18 allowed eventually to replace icons, but not like Android of course in terms of implementation. Even though they have icons in Apple Store.

                UT OS does not allow to change or replace files in File System due to Permission Denied access to them.

                " Our Business, Is Life Itself,, "

                • Iphone X => Daily Use
                • Nokia N900 => Secondary Device for Experiments and Mods. LOVE THIS DEVICE...
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                  Moem @Salah
                  last edited by

                  @Salah That's right, it's an immutable system which is an inherent part of its philosophy. It's not a bug, it's intentional for it to be that way. It will not work for everyone, that's for sure.

                  Is currently using an Op5t
                  Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                  • ikozI Offline
                    ikoz @Salah
                    last edited by

                    @Salah said in Customizing Icons:

                    UT OS does not allow to change or replace files in File System due to Permission Denied access to them

                    Actually, the correct way to change the icons is by changing the path specified in the .desktop file. The default path is on /usr/share... e.g.

                    Icon=path
                    

                    you can change that to somewhere on /home which is read-write. However Lomiri doesn't check the desktop file for click packages. (As one can see on lomiri-app-launch code).

                    May the source be with you

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                      *Enrico13011978* Banned @ikoz
                      last edited by *Enrico13011978*

                      There is/was definitely a great tool for Ubuntu Touch to change icons and wallpapers. I think it's called custom-phablet-tools used it a lot on Xenial!

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                        ikoz @*Enrico13011978*
                        last edited by arubislander

                        @Enrico13011978 But I have changed the backend to not require remounting root as read-write or sudo. I now call it Icon Changer, as I removed the wallpapers.

                        May the source be with you

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                          Salah @ikoz
                          last edited by

                          @ikoz Thanks for your advice. I will see what I can do.

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                          • Iphone X => Daily Use
                          • Nokia N900 => Secondary Device for Experiments and Mods. LOVE THIS DEVICE...
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                            *Enrico13011978* Banned @Salah
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                            Oh well, you will be successful.

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