How to change google-chrome icon?

**weaponxi** · January 5th, 2013

Hey I wanted to use chromium version 24 and by chance I have found this ppa https://launchpad.net/~a-v-shkop/+archive/chromium-dev

I have installed it and was trying to change the icon of google-chrome. I found that it is installed in /opt/google/chrome directory and there are some png files that vary in size, replacing that with new png icon I wanted to use didn't work. It had no icon instead of having the new icon.

There isn't a binary file that has the chrome icon either, google-chrome is a bash script and the binary it executes doesn't have an icon that I can change by doing properties. And as I looked at askubuntu.com /usr/share/applications don't have google-chrome in it, so I cannot change the icon from there either...

Does anybody know how it can be changed?

**vasa1** · January 5th, 2013

Open a terminal and look in /usr/share/applications for a file called google-chrome.desktop. Then use sudo nano to edit that file: search for the line that has "Icon=google-chrome". Replace "google-chrome" with the full path to the icon you want.

**mc4man** · January 5th, 2013

I'm taking you want to change the icon for google-chrome, not chromium from that ppa?

If so, -

Code:

gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop

Edit the Icon=google-chrome line to whatever you want. I'd full path it unless the icon desired is in a commonly used dir. (like /usr/share/pixmaps or /usr/share/app-install/icons, ect. in which case you could just use the icon name

ex. in screen, used a .png in my Pictures folder, now google-chrome is a green-apple

**weaponxi** · January 8th, 2013

Weirdly this package i installed from ppa i mentioned doesn't install google-chrome.desktop to usual /usr/share/applications/ folder (unlike chromium, I can see the desktop file for chromium there)... this ppa installs google-chrome to /opt/google/chrome folder. Inside I have google-chrome.desktop file which has the following with my edits:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Google Chrome
# Only KDE 4 seems to use GenericName, so we reuse the KDE strings.
# From Ubuntu's language-pack-kde-XX-base packages, version 9.04-20090413.
GenericName=Web Browser
GenericName[ar]=متصفح الشبكة
GenericName[bg]=Уеб браузър
GenericName[ca]=Navegador web
GenericName[cs]=WWW prohlížeč
GenericName[da]=Browser
GenericName[de]=Web-Browser
GenericName[el]=Περιηγητής ιστού
GenericName[en_GB]=Web Browser
GenericName[es]=Navegador web
GenericName[et]=Veebibrauser
GenericName[fi]=WWW-selain
GenericName[fr]=Navigateur Web
GenericName[gu]=વેબ બ્રાઉઝર
GenericName[he]=דפדפן אינטרנט
GenericName[hi]=वेब ब्राउज़र
GenericName[hu]=Webböngésző
GenericName[it]=Browser Web
GenericName[ja]=ウェブブラウザ
GenericName[kn]=ಜಾಲ ವೀಕ್ಷಕ
GenericName[ko]=웹 브라우저
GenericName[lt]=Žiniatinklio naršyklė
GenericName[lv]=Tīmekļa pārlūks
GenericName[ml]=വെബ് ബ്രൌസര്*
GenericName[mr]=वेब ब्राऊजर
GenericName[nb]=Nettleser
GenericName[nl]=Webbrowser
GenericName[pl]=Przeglądarka WWW
GenericName[pt]=Navegador Web
GenericName[pt_BR]=Navegador da Internet
GenericName[ro]=Navigator de Internet
GenericName[ru]=Веб-браузер
GenericName[sl]=Spletni brskalnik
GenericName[sv]=Webbläsare
GenericName[ta]=இணைய உலாவி
GenericName[th]=เว็บเบราว์เซอร์
GenericName[tr]=Web Tarayıcı
GenericName[uk]=Навігатор Тенет
GenericName[zh_CN]=网页浏览器
GenericName[zh_HK]=網頁瀏覽器
GenericName[zh_TW]=網頁瀏覽器
# Not translated in KDE, from Epiphany 2.26.1-0ubuntu1.
GenericName[bn]=ওয়েব ব্রাউজার
GenericName[fil]=Web Browser
GenericName[hr]=Web preglednik
GenericName[id]=Browser Web
GenericName[or]=ଓ୍ବେବ ବ୍ରାଉଜର
GenericName[sk]=WWW prehliadač
GenericName[sr]=Интернет прегледник
GenericName[te]=మహాతల అన్వేషి
GenericName[vi]=Bộ duyệt Web
# Gnome and KDE 3 uses Comment.
Comment=Access the Internet
Comment[ar]=الدخول إلى الإنترنت
Comment[bg]=Достъп до интернет
Comment[bn]=ইন্টারনেটটি অ্যাক্সেস করুন
Comment[ca]=Accedeix a Internet
Comment[cs]=Přístup k internetu
Comment[da]=Få adgang til internettet
Comment[de]=Internetzugriff
Comment[el]=Πρόσβαση στο Διαδίκτυο
Comment[en_GB]=Access the Internet
Comment[es]=Accede a Internet.
Comment[et]=Pääs Internetti
Comment[fi]=Käytä internetiä
Comment[fil]=I-access ang Internet
Comment[fr]=Accéder à Internet
Comment[gu]=ઇંટરનેટ ઍક્સેસ કરો
Comment[he]=גישה אל האינטרנט
Comment[hi]=इंटरनेट तक पहुंच स्थापित करें
Comment[hr]=Pristup Internetu
Comment[hu]=Internetelérés
Comment[id]=Akses Internet
Comment[it]=Accesso a Internet
Comment[ja]=インターネットにアクセス
Comment[kn]=ಇಂಟರ್ನೆಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ
Comment[ko]=인터넷 연결
Comment[lt]=Interneto prieiga
Comment[lv]=Piekļūt internetam
Comment[ml]=ഇന്റര്**നെറ്റ് ആക്*സസ് ചെയ്യുക
Comment[mr]=इंटरनेटमध्ये प्रवेश करा
Comment[nb]=Gå til Internett
Comment[nl]=Verbinding maken met internet
Comment[or]=ଇଣ୍ଟର୍ନେଟ୍ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରନ୍ତୁ
Comment[pl]=Skorzystaj z internetu
Comment[pt]=Aceder à Internet
Comment[pt_BR]=Acessar a internet
Comment[ro]=Accesaţi Internetul
Comment[ru]=Доступ в Интернет
Comment[sk]=Prístup do siete Internet
Comment[sl]=Dostop do interneta
Comment[sr]=Приступите Интернету
Comment[sv]=Gå ut på Internet
Comment[ta]=இணையத்தை அணுகுதல்
Comment[te]=ఇంటర్నెట్*ను ఆక్సెస్ చెయ్యండి
Comment[th]=เข้าถึงอินเทอร์เน็ต
Comment[tr]=İnternet'e erişin
Comment[uk]=Доступ до Інтернету
Comment[vi]=Truy cập Internet
Comment[zh_CN]=访问互联网
Comment[zh_HK]=連線到網際網路
Comment[zh_TW]=連線到網際網路
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome %U
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/logan/Pictures/icons/google_black_256.png
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml_xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;
X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=NewWindow;NewIncognito

[NewWindow Shortcut Group]
Name=New Window
Name[am]=አዲስ መስኮት
Name[ar]=نافذة جديدة
Name[bg]=Нов прозорец
Name[bn]=নতুন উইন্ডো
Name[ca]=Finestra nova
Name[cs]=Nové okno
Name[da]=Nyt vindue
Name[de]=Neues Fenster
Name[el]=Νέο Παράθυρο
Name[en_GB]=New Window
Name[es]=Nueva ventana
Name[et]=Uus aken
Name[fa]=پنجره جدید
Name[fi]=Uusi ikkuna
Name[fil]=New Window
Name[fr]=Nouvelle fenêtre
Name[gu]=નવી વિંડો
Name[hi]=नई विंडो
Name[hr]=Novi prozor
Name[hu]=Új ablak
Name[id]=Jendela Baru
Name[it]=Nuova finestra
Name[iw]=חלון חדש
Name[ja]=新規ウインドウ
Name[kn]=ಹೊಸ ವಿಂಡೊ
Name[ko]=새 창
Name[lt]=Naujas langas
Name[lv]=Jauns logs
Name[ml]=പുതിയ വിന്*ഡോ
Name[mr]=नवीन विंडो
Name[nl]=Nieuw venster
Name[no]=Nytt vindu
Name[pl]=Nowe okno
Name[pt]=Nova janela
Name[pt_BR]=Nova janela
Name[ro]=Fereastră nouă
Name[ru]=Новое окно
Name[sk]=Nové okno
Name[sl]=Novo okno
Name[sr]=Нови прозор
Name[sv]=Nytt fönster
Name[sw]=Dirisha Jipya
Name[ta]=புதிய சாளரம்
Name[te]=క్రొత్త విండో
Name[th]=หน้าต่างใหม่
Name[tr]=Yeni Pencere
Name[uk]=Нове вікно
Name[vi]=Cửa sổ Mới
Name[zh_CN]=新建窗口
Name[zh_TW]=開新視窗
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[NewIncognito Shortcut Group]
Name=New Incognito Window
Name[ar]=نافذة جديدة للتصفح المتخفي
Name[bg]=Нов прозорец „инкогнито“
Name[bn]=নতুন ছদ্মবেশী উইন্ডো
Name[ca]=Finestra d'incògnit nova
Name[cs]=Nové anonymní okno
Name[da]=Nyt inkognitovindue
Name[de]=Neues Inkognito-Fenster
Name[el]=Νέο παράθυρο για ανώνυμη περιήγηση
Name[en_GB]=New Incognito window
Name[es]=Nueva ventana de incógnito
Name[et]=Uus inkognito aken
Name[fa]=پنجره جدید حالت ناشناس
Name[fi]=Uusi incognito-ikkuna
Name[fil]=Bagong Incognito window
Name[fr]=Nouvelle fenêtre de navigation privée
Name[gu]=નવી છુપી વિંડો
Name[hi]=नई गुप्त विंडो
Name[hr]=Novi anoniman prozor
Name[hu]=Új Inkognitóablak
Name[id]=Jendela Penyamaran baru
Name[it]=Nuova finestra di navigazione in incognito
Name[iw]=חלון חדש לגלישה בסתר
Name[ja]=新しいシークレットウィンドウ
Name[kn]=ಹೊಸ ಅಜ್ಞಾತ ವಿಂಡೋ
Name[ko]=새 시크릿 창
Name[lt]=Naujas inkognito langas
Name[lv]=Jauns inkognito režīma logs
Name[ml]=പുതിയ വേഷ പ്രച്ഛന്ന വിന്*ഡോ
Name[mr]=नवीन गुप्त विंडो
Name[nl]=Nieuw incognitovenster
Name[no]=Nytt inkognitovindu
Name[pl]=Nowe okno incognito
Name[pt]=Nova janela de navegação anónima
Name[pt_BR]=Nova janela anônima
Name[ro]=Fereastră nouă incognito
Name[ru]=Новое окно в режиме инкогнито
Name[sk]=Nové okno inkognito
Name[sl]=Novo okno brez beleženja zgodovine
Name[sr]=Нови прозор за прегледање без архивирања
Name[sv]=Nytt inkognitofönster
Name[ta]=புதிய மறைநிலைச் சாளரம்
Name[te]=క్రొత్త అజ్ఞాత విండో
Name[th]=หน้าต่างใหม่ที่ไม่ระบุตัวตน
Name[tr]=Yeni Gizli pencere
Name[uk]=Нове вікно в режимі анонімного перегляду
Name[vi]=Cửa sổ ẩn danh mới
Name[zh_CN]=新建隐身窗口
Name[zh_TW]=新增無痕式視窗
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --incognito
TargetEnvironment=Unity

what if i copied this to /usr/share/applications folder, would I get two google chromes in my unity dashboard?

**weaponxi** · January 8th, 2013

btw the main reason i use this ppa is because it has v24 of chrome. If there's a better way of installing later versions of chrome I'm open to suggestions

I saw that apt-get install chromium is v23