Gnome: Icons are missing here and there

I have not used OpenSUSE for some time, but I am running 11.4 32 bit on my laptop now. The system runs fine and stable, but I am surprised to find icons missing for a few applications. They’ve never been there, like if they are missing from the rpm they are installed from. What’s up with that? TIA.

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On 05/01/2011 10:36 PM, tactususe wrote:
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> like if they are missing from the rpm they are installed from.

where did you get these RPMs with missing icons? and, how did you
install them?

maybe they were not packaged for “suse”, but for some other distro?

if so, you might try uninstalling those, and then use packages found
here: http://software.opensuse.org/search

careful: unless you know why you want to, don’t use any source there
including factory or “gnome 3”

or, maybe you don’t have to uninstall what you have already…(i don’t
know what you installed or what it put where)

using sources packaged for openSUSE from that page can be downloaded
and install via the command line or i’d recommend YaST…and, you can
just click on the “1-Click Install” link"…but, if you do, then choose
to not leave repos enabled afterwards…


CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8 via NNTP]
HACK Everything → http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5b4CCe9pS8&NR=1

If you have the updated gtk2-tools package (2.22.1-13.15.1) run

sudo /sbin/SuSEconfig --module gtk2

[QUOTE=DenverD;2333619]On 05/01/2011 10:36 PM, tactususe wrote:
>
>
> like if they are missing from the rpm they are installed from.

where did you get these RPMs with missing icons? and, how did you
install them?

maybe they were not packaged for “suse”, but for some other distro?

if so, you might try uninstalling those, and then use packages found
here: software.opensuse.org: Search Results

careful: unless you know why you want to, don’t use any source there
including factory or “gnome 3”

or, maybe you don’t have to uninstall what you have already…(i don’t
know what you installed or what it put where)

using sources packaged for openSUSE from that page can be downloaded
and install via the command line or i’d recommend YaST…and, you can
just click on the “1-Click Install” link"…but, if you do, then choose
to not leave repos enabled afterwards…


CAVEAT: C A V E A T
[openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8 via NNTP]
HACK Everything → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=(http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/packman/suse/11.4/)

Somehow Virtualbox is version 4.0.4, but official version is 4.0.6.

gparted icon got solved with a reboot, I’ve seen fresh packages missing icons before - so I guess it’s normal. But I still don’t have task bar icon for Chromium and virtualbox guest shortcut.

If you have the updated gtk2-tools package (2.22.1-13.15.1) run

sudo /sbin/SuSEconfig --module gtk2

Thank you for tip, but it didn’t help. :slight_smile:

Got a warning:

sudo SuSEconfig --module gtk2
root's password:
Starting SuSEconfig, the SuSE Configuration Tool...
Running module gtk2 only
Reading /etc/sysconfig and updating the system...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.gtk2...
Warning in file "/usr/share/applications/nautilus-folder-handler.desktop": usage of MIME type "x-directory/gnome-default-handler" is discouraged ("x-directory" is an old media type that should be replaced with a modern equivalent)
Warning in file "/usr/share/applications/nautilus-folder-handler.desktop": usage of MIME type "x-directory/normal" is discouraged ("x-directory" is an old media type that should be replaced with a modern equivalent)
Finished.

Did you upgrade from an older version? If so which?

Current version is 2.22.1-13.15.1 - but I don’t know what was version before this one or how I can find out.
OS was freshly installed from Gnome Live CD OpenSUSE 11.4 32 bit.