How do I change the icon of an internet shortcut (to a webpage, not an app), in this case one that will open in Chrome? This change is to be for a specific shortcut, not a global change. If it makes a difference, the URLis http://client.foldingathome.org/ Thank you.
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Taking a hint from Jamie, I abandoned editing the original file, asked Google, and found the answer here.
The new file contains the following text only* and works great.
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=F@H WebCtrl
Type=Link
URL=http://client.foldingathome.org/
Icon=/home/steve/Downloads/cropped-folding-at-home-logo-1-300x300.png
*provided you edit the .desktop file and DO NOT select the icon to Open with Other Application.
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Manually edit the desktop launcher file using a text editor such as nano or gedit:
gedit FoldingClient.desktop
This should load a file starting with [Desktop Entry].
Find the line starting with Icon, or add it if is doesn't exist. You can specify a path to your desired icon:
Icon=/home/user/Pictures/FoldingIcon.png
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