rdoggsv Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 hello all , i have this little problem , well i downloaded a icon theme from kde-look.org and i got a tar.gz file , then i extract all the files on it , and i was told to go kde->control center->look and feel -> icons , then i click on install new theme and go to select the index.theme file that i have on the base folder of the icon them , but then i got the error "the file its not a valid icon theme archive" , i dont know what else to do to install these icon theme :( , im running mandrake 10.1 with kde 3.3.2 , do u m8s have any ideas how can i install this theme ??? thanx in advance :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 (edited) two possibilities: 1. you made a mistake when selecting the theme (in kcontrol, you simply should click on the menu entry for the icon-theme. no need to go into any folders on your system) 2. the creator made a mistake when creating the theme. in this case, contact the author via his kde-look.org icon-theme entry or send him an email if he doesn't respond on the forum. alternative approach: recreate the index file of the theme (using an editor) and pack the theme again. then try installing it. this is the "hard approach". ;) Edited May 21, 2005 by arctic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdoggsv Posted May 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 thanks for your help , i already resolved this problem, i was downloading and saving the folder of glaze on my normal user documents , so what i did is that as a root moved the folder to /usr/share/icons or something like thant and then with the folder in there, i went to the kde control center and select the icon theme , kde detected it automatically , thanx anyway for your help :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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