Icons are in /usr/share/icons, but I can't apply them

[Moltke]

Hi everyone,

I've downloaded, unzipped and copied icon sets to my /usr/share/icons folder, but when I go to Appearance and try to apply said icons, they're not in the list.

I've rebooted several times, I can't find them.

When I sudo update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/*, I get an error message for one of the sets (Arc-ICONS), but that's it.

Try

Code:

sudo gtk-update-icon-cache /home/your_user/.icons/Icon-Theme-Name

type in your password when asked and hit enter. Once you've done that, try applying the icons again and they should work this time. Also, if you actually ran

Code:

sudo update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/*

that command is wrong, the cache is with no s at the end like

Code:

sudo update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/*

try this as well and see which one does the job.

Hope this helps!