How do I change the icon of an internet shortcut (to a webpage, not an app), in this case one that will open in Chrome? This change is to be for a specific shortcut, not a global change. If it makes a difference, the URLis http://client.foldingathome.org/ Thank you.
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Just edit the launcher (same as shortcut, I guess) and select another icon. It is a text file, so use a text editor. – mikewhatever Jul 28 '19 at 19:18
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First thing I tried was to edit the shortcut's properties. No option to change the icon. Note, this is the Pop OS version of Ubuntu. – Steev43230 Jul 28 '19 at 19:23
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Popos is not Ubuntu, and it isn't supported here. Perhaps they use different tech for "shortcuts", who knows. – mikewhatever Jul 28 '19 at 19:46
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Possible duplicate of Create a shortcut for URL? – Eliah Kagan Aug 01 '19 at 09:31
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Refer this: https://askubuntu.com/a/1181688/534414 – Akshar Patel Oct 17 '19 at 18:27
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Taking a hint from Jamie, I abandoned editing the original file, asked Google, and found the answer here.
The new file contains the following text only* and works great.
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=F@H WebCtrl
Type=Link
URL=http://client.foldingathome.org/
Icon=/home/steve/Downloads/cropped-folding-at-home-logo-1-300x300.png
*provided you edit the .desktop file and DO NOT select the icon to Open with Other Application.
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Manually edit the desktop launcher file using a text editor such as nano or gedit:
gedit FoldingClient.desktop
This should load a file starting with [Desktop Entry].
Find the line starting with Icon, or add it if is doesn't exist. You can specify a path to your desired icon:
Icon=/home/user/Pictures/FoldingIcon.png
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Thanks, jamieweb. How do I deal with the error, "Could not save the file "http://client.foldingathome.org/" - Cannot handle "http:" locations in write mode. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again"? P.S. I cannot access the file via Terminal - all I get is a blank file. I can access it by right-click and open with Text editor, but obviously cannot do so as sudo. – Steev43230 Jul 28 '19 at 20:54
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Actually, the file starts out (with new icon identified) with `
Local Folding@home Web Control ` – Steev43230 Jul 28 '19 at 21:04