While Ubuntu comes with a number of icon packs you can select from, online a small number is installed by default. The first place to look for more icons is on the default repositories. = Icon packs in repository = 1. Open Synaptic - Press "Alt+F2" and enter "gksu synaptic", you will be asked for your password. 2. Type "icons theme" in the search box. There will be several themes listed. 3. Right-click and mark the ones you like for installation. 4. Click "Apply" and wait for them to install. 5. Go to System->Preferences->Appearance->Customize->Icons and select the one you like. = Icon packs from theme websites = Some websites provide a list of themes including icons, which can be downloaded. A good place is [[http://www.gnome-look.org|GnomeLook]]. 1. Go to the website and download the icon file. 2. Extract the archive in ~/.icons directory. 3. The new icons will appear in the appearance preferences. = Use another icon set while keeping the Ubuntu Mono panel icons = 1. Press ALT+F2 and type "gksu nautilus /usr/share/icons". 2. Make a copy of the "ubuntu-mono-dark" or "ubuntu-mono-light" folder. 3. Rename the folder to a new name. 4. Open the index.theme file 5. Change the "Name" field to a new name ("Name=Ubuntu-Mono-Dark" to "Name=My-New-Icons") 6. Change "Inherits" field to the name of the icon theme you want to use ‘Inherits=Humanity-Dark,gnome,hicolor’ to the name of the folder of the icons you want to use.(This folder may be in ~/.icons or in /usr/share/icons) 7. Save the file and go to appearance preferences to set the new icon theme. = Creating your own Icon Theme = == Using Tango Generator == This is an application that lets you create a simple theme by selecting your own icons. [[http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Tango+Generator+3?content=72361|TangoGenerator]] == Creating a Theme Manually == To create themes from scratch follow the tutorial on the Gnome Wiki: [[http://web.archive.org/web/20100305220150/http://live.gnome.org/GnomeArt/Tutorials/IconThemes|IconThemesTutorial]](copy from archive.org)