this file is not a valid icon theme archive

[rdoggsv]

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

[arctic]

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

[rdoggsv]

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