How to change the Menu Icon in Raspbian

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i have a Raspberry Pi 3 model B Version 1.2. I have installed Raspbian OS on it.

I am making a project to a Truck, and i want to remove the Raspberry Pi Menu Icon and put a Mercedes Logo, how do i do it?

Any awnser will be Appreciated

@Fabian the main menu; the menu of the aplications, of the run and of the Shutdown — yanko, Apr 02 '18 at 13:10

Benjamin Ashbaugh · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-10T23:30:25.333

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first, have your Mercedes logo downloaded, then follow these instructions:

right-click in a blank space on the taskbar, or on the clock in the upper right corner.
click on Panel Settings
slect the Panel Applets tab.
select Menu in the list, and then click on Preferences to the right.
in the box that pops up, click browse, navigate to your image and choose it, then click ok, then close.

you should now have a different menu icon!!

EDIT: (Untested) @BotSpot below pointed out that you can just right click on the menu icon to access preferences instead.

edited May 10 '20 at 23:30

answered Apr 02 '18 at 16:12

Benjamin Ashbaugh

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thank you! but i done it another way: i modified the raspberrypi-artwork folder icons
Thank you anyway
– yanko Apr 02 '18 at 20:22
Cool! I was actually trying to find a way to do it that way, but couldn't. Where is the path that contains raspberrypi-artwork @IanPauloPerina ? – Benjamin Ashbaugh Apr 02 '18 at 21:57
The directory is /usr/share/raspberrypi-artwork @scitronboy , the launch is the Menu Icon – yanko Apr 02 '18 at 22:08
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thank you for that! You should answer your own question so other people can see the alternative /usr/share/raspberrypi-artwork route! – Benjamin Ashbaugh Apr 02 '18 at 22:09
It is Done ;) @scitronboy – yanko Apr 03 '18 at 21:40
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This is literally amazing! I am having fun changing the image multiple times.. (Pokeball, Windows Icon, etc..) – Momoro May 10 '20 at 04:50
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Why not just right-click on the menu button itself --> Menu Settings? It's so much faster! – Botspot May 10 '20 at 20:12
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@Botspot it's handy if you need to change it programatically – yanko Feb 21 '21 at 16:57
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It didn;t work for me. I'm running raspbian bullseye – random_ubuntu_user Nov 27 '21 at 05:35
This didn't work for me too... and I am running bullseye... – ThN Jun 21 '23 at 16:18

yanko · Answer 2 · 2020-05-10T17:10:45.280

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i was browsing system files and i discovered the directory of the main logos: /usr/share/raspberrypi-artwork NOTE: You will need admin rights to modify this files

The launch is the Menu Icon.

Thanks @scitronboy for suggesting me to awnser my own question ;)

NOTE: Keep images in their original format and name, you can't replace example.png with example.jpg

edited May 10 '20 at 17:10

answered Apr 02 '18 at 22:19

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NOTE: All of the images have to be in .PNG – yanko Apr 03 '18 at 21:41
One of them is formatted in SVG.. – Momoro May 10 '20 at 04:51
This didn't work for me... I am running bullseye. – ThN Jun 21 '23 at 16:19

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 24 '20 at 06:59

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I found a way , Remember it's a Linux based system and nothing is hidden.

There is a file named "index.theme" in the usr/share/icons/hicolor

Using the terminal open the file.

Use command: sudo nano /usr/share/icons/hicolor/index.theme

When the file opens edit the 4th line "Hidden=True" change it to False then press ctrl+x , yes, ctrl+m

Hope this helps , worked for me.

answered Jul 24 '20 at 06:59

Murshid

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Having a hidden Mercedes logo in Raspbian would be very weird and not very legal. I doubt it's there. – Dmitry Grigoryev Jul 24 '20 at 13:27
This DIDN'T work at all. In fact, it took away or hidden the icon from menu button. – ThN Jun 21 '23 at 19:07

How to change the Menu Icon in Raspbian

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