Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome blank file and directory icons
After starting up my PC today I have noticed that all of the icons in both the Gnome desktop and in the Nautilus file explorer have all turned blank white, even the directory icons.
Desktop:
File explorer:
Restarting Gnome or rebooting the system doesn't help.
This is annoying and very disruptive, is there any way of fixing this without reinstalling Ubuntu?
Edit -
Output of gsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons":
org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface menus-have-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface toolbar-icons-size 'large'
org.gnome.desktop.interface buttons-have-icons false
gnome 18.04 nautilus icons
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
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After starting up my PC today I have noticed that all of the icons in both the Gnome desktop and in the Nautilus file explorer have all turned blank white, even the directory icons.
Desktop:
File explorer:
Restarting Gnome or rebooting the system doesn't help.
This is annoying and very disruptive, is there any way of fixing this without reinstalling Ubuntu?
Edit -
Output of gsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons":
org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface menus-have-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface toolbar-icons-size 'large'
org.gnome.desktop.interface buttons-have-icons false
gnome 18.04 nautilus icons
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
AcidicAcidic
714
have you did changes on any configurations?
– Oki Erie Rinaldi
Oct 3 '18 at 9:11
@OkiErieRinaldi Nothing special or out of the ordinary. I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 on multiple machines for a few months now and this is the first time I came across such an issue.
– Acidic
Oct 3 '18 at 10:37
1
Can you please executegsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons"and edit the output to that into your question and then ping me @Fabby? :-)
– Fabby
Oct 3 '18 at 17:29
@Fabby Done, I've added the output to the question.
– Acidic
Oct 7 '18 at 7:58
1
Seeing that mu first hunch was incorrect: does this problem also persist in the guest session? If yes: no further ideas...
– Fabby
Oct 9 '18 at 9:21
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After starting up my PC today I have noticed that all of the icons in both the Gnome desktop and in the Nautilus file explorer have all turned blank white, even the directory icons.
Desktop:
File explorer:
Restarting Gnome or rebooting the system doesn't help.
This is annoying and very disruptive, is there any way of fixing this without reinstalling Ubuntu?
Edit -
Output of gsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons":
org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface menus-have-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface toolbar-icons-size 'large'
org.gnome.desktop.interface buttons-have-icons false
gnome 18.04 nautilus icons
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
AcidicAcidic
714
After starting up my PC today I have noticed that all of the icons in both the Gnome desktop and in the Nautilus file explorer have all turned blank white, even the directory icons.
Desktop:
File explorer:
Restarting Gnome or rebooting the system doesn't help.
This is annoying and very disruptive, is there any way of fixing this without reinstalling Ubuntu?
Edit -
Output of gsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons":
org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface menus-have-icons false
org.gnome.desktop.interface toolbar-icons-size 'large'
org.gnome.desktop.interface buttons-have-icons false
gnome 18.04 nautilus icons
gnome 18.04 nautilus icons
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
AcidicAcidic
714
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
AcidicAcidic
714
edited Oct 7 '18 at 7:55
Acidic
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
AcidicAcidic
714
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
AcidicAcidic
714
asked Sep 25 '18 at 8:03
AcidicAcidic
714
714
have you did changes on any configurations?
– Oki Erie Rinaldi
Oct 3 '18 at 9:11
@OkiErieRinaldi Nothing special or out of the ordinary. I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 on multiple machines for a few months now and this is the first time I came across such an issue.
– Acidic
Oct 3 '18 at 10:37
1
Can you please executegsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons"and edit the output to that into your question and then ping me @Fabby? :-)
– Fabby
Oct 3 '18 at 17:29
@Fabby Done, I've added the output to the question.
– Acidic
Oct 7 '18 at 7:58
1
Seeing that mu first hunch was incorrect: does this problem also persist in the guest session? If yes: no further ideas...
– Fabby
Oct 9 '18 at 9:21
|
show 4 more comments
have you did changes on any configurations?
– Oki Erie Rinaldi
Oct 3 '18 at 9:11
@OkiErieRinaldi Nothing special or out of the ordinary. I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 on multiple machines for a few months now and this is the first time I came across such an issue.
– Acidic
Oct 3 '18 at 10:37
1
Can you please executegsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons"and edit the output to that into your question and then ping me @Fabby? :-)
– Fabby
Oct 3 '18 at 17:29
@Fabby Done, I've added the output to the question.
– Acidic
Oct 7 '18 at 7:58
1
Seeing that mu first hunch was incorrect: does this problem also persist in the guest session? If yes: no further ideas...
– Fabby
Oct 9 '18 at 9:21
have you did changes on any configurations?
– Oki Erie Rinaldi
Oct 3 '18 at 9:11
have you did changes on any configurations?
– Oki Erie Rinaldi
Oct 3 '18 at 9:11
@OkiErieRinaldi Nothing special or out of the ordinary. I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 on multiple machines for a few months now and this is the first time I came across such an issue.
– Acidic
Oct 3 '18 at 10:37
@OkiErieRinaldi Nothing special or out of the ordinary. I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 on multiple machines for a few months now and this is the first time I came across such an issue.
– Acidic
Oct 3 '18 at 10:37
1
1
Can you please execute
gsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons" and edit the output to that into your question and then ping me @Fabby? :-)– Fabby
Oct 3 '18 at 17:29
Can you please execute
gsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons" and edit the output to that into your question and then ping me @Fabby? :-)– Fabby
Oct 3 '18 at 17:29
@Fabby Done, I've added the output to the question.
– Acidic
Oct 7 '18 at 7:58
@Fabby Done, I've added the output to the question.
– Acidic
Oct 7 '18 at 7:58
1
1
Seeing that mu first hunch was incorrect: does this problem also persist in the guest session? If yes: no further ideas...
– Fabby
Oct 9 '18 at 9:21
Seeing that mu first hunch was incorrect: does this problem also persist in the guest session? If yes: no further ideas...
– Fabby
Oct 9 '18 at 9:21
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Running the following commands fixed the issues, though I'm not sure if both are needed or if it's only one of them:
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme
This didn't change anything else other than restoring the icons, probably due to the fact that I never changed the theme to begin with – so I have to assume that some of the settings on my machine were badly configured and this reset them back to their defaults.
answered Oct 10 '18 at 8:37
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Running the following commands fixed the issues, though I'm not sure if both are needed or if it's only one of them:
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme
This didn't change anything else other than restoring the icons, probably due to the fact that I never changed the theme to begin with – so I have to assume that some of the settings on my machine were badly configured and this reset them back to their defaults.
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Running the following commands fixed the issues, though I'm not sure if both are needed or if it's only one of them:
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme
This didn't change anything else other than restoring the icons, probably due to the fact that I never changed the theme to begin with – so I have to assume that some of the settings on my machine were badly configured and this reset them back to their defaults.
answered Oct 10 '18 at 8:37
AcidicAcidic
714
add a comment |
Running the following commands fixed the issues, though I'm not sure if both are needed or if it's only one of them:
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme
This didn't change anything else other than restoring the icons, probably due to the fact that I never changed the theme to begin with – so I have to assume that some of the settings on my machine were badly configured and this reset them back to their defaults.
answered Oct 10 '18 at 8:37
AcidicAcidic
714
Running the following commands fixed the issues, though I'm not sure if both are needed or if it's only one of them:
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme
This didn't change anything else other than restoring the icons, probably due to the fact that I never changed the theme to begin with – so I have to assume that some of the settings on my machine were badly configured and this reset them back to their defaults.
answered Oct 10 '18 at 8:37
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have you did changes on any configurations?
– Oki Erie Rinaldi
Oct 3 '18 at 9:11
@OkiErieRinaldi Nothing special or out of the ordinary. I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 on multiple machines for a few months now and this is the first time I came across such an issue.
– Acidic
Oct 3 '18 at 10:37
1
Can you please execute
gsettings list-recursively | grep --ignore-case "icons"and edit the output to that into your question and then ping me @Fabby? :-)– Fabby
Oct 3 '18 at 17:29
@Fabby Done, I've added the output to the question.
– Acidic
Oct 7 '18 at 7:58
1
Seeing that mu first hunch was incorrect: does this problem also persist in the guest session? If yes: no further ideas...
– Fabby
Oct 9 '18 at 9:21