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Asked: 2020-07-11 13:27:52 +0800 CST

Changing the default SQL developer icon [Applications]

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The following answer is a way of changing the default sqldeveloper icon into something more exciting and less out of place within the sharpness and sleekness of the Ubuntu interface.

icons appmenu sql sqldeveloper

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  1. This process assumes you have installed SQL developer already and have created the desktop shortcut to expose SQL dev onto the applications menu.

    cd /usr/share/applications/

    The below was added to the sqldeveloper.desktop file etcetera.

    [Desktop Entry]
Exec=sqldeveloper
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
Categories=GNOME;Oracle;
Type=Application
Icon=/opt/sqldeveloper/icon.png
Name=Oracle SQL Developer

    Below is the default icon which comes with the SQL package is blurry and unappealing.

    sql_dev_original_icon

    Step 1: Download a new icon of your choice, preferably one with an alpha background or in other words set to transparent. Step 2: Locate the position of the original icon using the following terminal commands:

    cd /opt/sqldeveloper/ && ls -l

    sql_dev_icon_path_location

    Step 3: Either remove the original icon named icon.png or copy the new downloaded png file to the sqldeveloper directory using:

    sudo cp Pictures/icon_2.png /opt/sqldeveloper/

    [change the new icon name to avoid confusion]

    Step 4: Remove the file named icon.png if you kept it using:

    sudo rm icon.png

    then rename the new file to icon.png

    mv icon_2.png icon.png

    Finally check the application menu after restarting Ubuntu

    enter image description here

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