{"id":4171,"date":"2014-10-30T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T14:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2014-10-30T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T14:45:34","slug":"colorize-folder-icons-ubuntu-linux-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/colorize-folder-icons-ubuntu-linux-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Colorize Folder Icons in Ubuntu, Linux Mint Cinnamon Mate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Colorize<\/a><\/p>\n

Folder Color, simple Nautilus extension to colorize folder icons, now adds support for Cinnamon’s Nemo and Mate’s Caja File Manager.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Folder Color<\/a> is a simple extension to customize your Ubuntu \/ Linux Mint folder icon, create colorful and unique folder icons for your computer to classify and manage your folders highly efficient. <\/p>\n

The project was originally designed for Ubuntu Nautilus file browser. Now, it supports Caja – default for Mate Desktop in Linux Mint and Ubuntu Mate, and Nemo – default for Linux Mint Cinnamon.<\/p>\n

\"Colorize<\/a>

Colorize Nautilus Folder Icons (Ubuntu)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Colorize<\/a>

Colorize Nemo Folder Icons (Linux Mint Cinnamon)<\/p><\/div>\n

Install Folder Color in Ubuntu\/Linux Mint:<\/b><\/p>\n

The developer has made the binary packages into PPA, available for Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint 13\/17.<\/p>\n

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, do:<\/p>\n

1. Add PPA<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Paste the command below into terminal and hit Enter to add the PPA:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:costales\/folder-color && sudo apt-get update<\/pre>\n
Type in your user password when it asks, note that there’s no visual feed back.<\/p>\n
2. Install the extension:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
Select install below package via your Package Manager or by running the given command:<\/p>\n