Desktop Icon with Ubuntu Desktop
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:19 pm
I have successfully compiled and installed MakeMKV v1.15.2 on my Ubuntu Desktop v20.04 system. When I launch the app from the Gnome desktop, the generic application icon is used rather than the MakeMKV one. I was curious if anyone has addressed this.
It appears the appropriate GUI files have been installed in the following locations:
The makemkv.desktop file has the following content:
There are icons in the following sizes:
I've compared this to other installed apps, and it seems like everything is formatted correctly in the config file and the filesystem permissions are consistent. I was hoping that someone else had already solved this little dilemma and would share the solution (before I find it myself).
Ironically, the version of MakeMKV distributed via Snap package (produced by a community member) already fixed this issue. I'm tempted to re-install to see what they did.
It appears the appropriate GUI files have been installed in the following locations:
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/usr/share/applications/makemkv.desktop # Desktop GUI Info
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/<size>/makemkv.png # IconCode: Select all
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=MakeMKV
Comment=DVD and Blu-ray to MKV converter and network streamer
Exec=makemkv
Icon=makemkv
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=AudioVideo;Qt;Code: Select all
/usr/share/icons/hicolor$ ll */apps/make*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27806 Aug 11 23:19 128x128/apps/makemkv.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1069 Aug 11 23:19 16x16/apps/makemkv.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1788 Aug 11 23:19 22x22/apps/makemkv.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 84380 Aug 11 23:19 256x256/apps/makemkv.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3303 Aug 11 23:19 32x32/apps/makemkv.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9644 Aug 11 23:19 64x64/apps/makemkv.pngIronically, the version of MakeMKV distributed via Snap package (produced by a community member) already fixed this issue. I'm tempted to re-install to see what they did.