My Quest For A Black iPod Classic Icon

I like eyecandy. My last post was about the ubuntu studio theme. Now ubuntu studio provides the user with a generic icon for removable media player devices which is pretty sweet, but I wanted a black ipod classic icon like the one you have in mac. So I began my search, which didn’t take all too long. Here’s the link: http://good–fella.deviantart.com/art/iPod-classic-black-67337482. You can get one for the silver ipod Classic here: http://good–fella.deviantart.com/art/iPod-classic-64380426.

Now once you’ve downloaded the file to your desktop or wherever, extract it (right-click>Extract Here). Next, plug in your iPod. Right-click it when it appears on your desktop and go to properties. Click the boring, generic icon you have, and browse to the folder you just extracted. Select the .png file and you’re done.

I’ve found that the icon is a bit small, so you can right-click and select stretch icon and drag to resize it.

Install ubuntu Studio Theme

There are a few hundred thousand themes to choose from out there for linux users. My favourite theme is called ubuntu studio. This is similar to the default human theme, albeit much darker and easier on the eyes. To download it, open terminal and type the following commands:

sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-gdm-theme

sudo apt-get ubuntustudio-icon-theme

sudo apt-get ubuntustudio-theme

sudo apt-get ubuntustudio-wallpapers

Now, go to System>Preferences>Appearance, and select ubuntu Studio, and watch as your desktop gets transformed. New icons, new wallpapers, BLACK!