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I erased some of the icon folders I was not using to free up some space. As a result, it seems that I ended up erasing some predefined icons and other important files. So even when I use an icon theme that has replacements for most of the original icons, they are still missing.

I was wondering if there is any place where I can download the original Ubuntu installation icons folder and paste it on my system to fix this.

Example

NotTheDr01ds
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jaimemasc
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Just execute:

sudo apt install --reinstall yaru-theme-icon

This will download the icons and place them into the correct folder under /usr/share/icons/Yaru.

Enterprise
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  • It's still not it. I must have erased some other type of configuration folders in the way. I'm still missing icons, and the differ according to the icon theme I choose. With Yaru they're mostly... all white? – jaimemasc Sep 04 '21 at 04:19
  • I found this : https://askubuntu.com/questions/113225/accidentally-deleted-icons-in-usr-share-how-do-i-get-them-back – jaimemasc Sep 04 '21 at 04:23
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Reinstall all files in /usr/share by using command below:

apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/share/ | sed 's/,//g' | sed 's/: \/usr\/share//g')

where:

  • dpkg -S /usr/share/ shows the list of comma-separated packages;
  • sed 's/,//g' - removes commas;
  • sed 's/: \/usr\/share//g' - removes : /usr/share in the end.

And then reboot.

Please do not change files which are controlled by APT again!
Use special user's folders like ~/.local/share/icons/ and system-wide like /usr/local/share/icons/.

N0rbert
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