10 icons sets to customize your GNU/Linux desktop

Posted by Jean-Baptiste Jung on Aug 2, 2008 | 68 comments

Some days ago, I wrote a post about 30 gnome themes to enhance your Ubuntu desktop. In order to make one more step in Linux desktop customization, here is a list of 10 very cool icons sets for your Linux desktop.

Author : Jean-Baptiste Jung

Jean is a 27 years old self-taught web developer and WordPress specialist who lives in Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgium. In addition to Cats Who Code, he also blogs about WordPress at WpRecipes and about Photoshop at PsdVibe.

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Any icon set you'd like to see here? Don't hesitate to share!

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1 - Inty on Aug 3, 2008, 12:35 pm:

I am still kinda partial to the monochrome package in kdeaacessability!
2 - Jesse on Aug 3, 2008, 5:26 pm:

I really like Windows Vista Icons.. I remember seeing a pack for them on gnome-look.org, but it was broken. Does anyone have this pack?

Thanks!
3 - jbj on Aug 3, 2008, 5:32 pm:

@Jesse: I’m pretty sure Vista icons can be found easily, but I never searched for. I’ll let you know if I find something that may interest you, so stay tuned!
4 - Jim Jones on Aug 3, 2008, 5:35 pm:

Dude those are some cool looking icons. I really like them thank you.

JT
http://www.Ultimate-Anonymity.com
5 - hype on Aug 3, 2008, 6:55 pm:

http://danrabbit.deviantart.com/art/Elementary-Icons-65437279

Elementary gnome icons set: original, usable and very nice.
6 - jbj on Aug 3, 2008, 7:14 pm:

@hype: wow. This set is damn good. Thanks for sharing!
7 - Herman Munster on Aug 3, 2008, 8:45 pm:

Here are some interesting icons (shown in FVWM and ROX-Filer2) icons from Alienware:
http://img7.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img7&image=2004_08_28_16_40_1600×1200.png

@ inty: A variety of monochromed icons on an old Golem desktop:
http://solutions-i.org/julius/images/000004.max.jpg
8 - Zeebo on Aug 3, 2008, 8:46 pm:

I’m quite partial to CrashBit - http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/CrashBit?content=71140 or Ubuntu Studio’s Icon set is nice too.
9 - United Voices on Aug 4, 2008, 4:39 am:

I wish these icons were for windows as well.
10 - Kuma on Aug 4, 2008, 4:50 am:

I love Gartoon Redux icons, great for a happy desktops
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Gartoon+Redux?content=74841
11 - Tyler on Aug 4, 2008, 5:21 am:

Very polished set, gonna have to get me some of these, thanks. Dugg.
12 - matt on Aug 4, 2008, 3:31 pm:

maybe im blind, but i only see 9 sets lol
13 - jbj on Aug 4, 2008, 3:58 pm:

@matt: You’re right. Seems it will be a good idea for me to go back to school
14 - LAmers on Aug 4, 2008, 10:36 pm:

@julius

If you like Windows (c) Vista (TM) why don’t you go out and BUY it? Down with secret software!
15 - Nix on Aug 5, 2008, 2:59 am:

Great collection! Good work. Thanks for sharing!
16 - Tux World on Aug 6, 2008, 1:26 pm:

Really nice icons! I like it! I’ll download those icons!

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http://www.tuxworld.co.nr
17 - Freelance Web Design on Aug 10, 2008, 5:25 pm:

Very nice. I personally like the MacOs Leopard.
18 - likwidtek on Aug 12, 2008, 9:34 pm:

You can’t forget the BuuF Deuce icon set. Best icon set I’ve ever used. Dark and awesome.

http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/BuuF-Deuce-iconset?content=46201
19 - jbj on Aug 13, 2008, 12:08 am:

Indeed the BuuF Deuce icon set is very nice! Thanks for your link.
20 - Laura on Sep 17, 2008, 6:45 pm:

I loved the BuuF Deuce icon set For some more suitable icons for using in application I like the Real Vista Icons from Iconshock though.. They have png formats so I’m not stuck with the ico files >.<
21 - Watch Free TV Online on Sep 26, 2008, 10:12 pm:

Great icons collection! Good work. Thanks for sharing! , i need someone of them for my new website !.

Thanks,

Andy
22 - kouji on Oct 4, 2008, 3:22 am:

beautiful sets here. high quality stuff. i’m more on the lookout for icons for the windows and palm os’s though.
23 - Shantanu Goel on Oct 25, 2008, 11:26 pm:

great sets..almost all of them look too good to me..
24 - QxT on Nov 21, 2008, 5:53 am:

#5 hype -

Thanks I was looking for the elementary icon set, that’s how I ended up here. Had it before but reinstalled and forgot the name of the set…
25 - Perder Barriga on Dec 18, 2008, 4:37 pm:

Hey there! Thank you for this great icon sets. I especially like the ones from Apple’s OS X operating system. They look really good on my Ubuntu install. Thanks a lot!
26 - Valentino on Jan 15, 2009, 11:56 am:

Nice icon sets, buat I’m not a linux user
27 - FLIR I60 on Feb 5, 2009, 9:39 pm:

amazing list of icons. Thanks!
28 - Mrinmay Bhattacharjee on Mar 11, 2009, 5:28 pm:

Awesome. I love almost all of them

Great Work
29 - DonaldJ on Mar 12, 2009, 4:01 am:

I just want tiny 1/8-inch spheres, that can custom size, and squish, and color, and place in the toolbar and on the desktop…

After a little use one would know which icon is for what…
I don’t want the script… Having the script makes me feel like someone is trying to force-feed me with a plastic-spoon…
30 - Komunitas Linux Malang on Jun 10, 2009, 9:08 pm:

Heemm… KDE Icon can be installed in GNOME?