How can I scale my desktop icons in Ubuntu 18.04? With Ubuntu 16.04 I could scale my icons under the screen size tab in Settings. With Ubuntu 18.04 I cannot do that.
Ubuntu – How to scale desktop icons in 18.04
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How can I scale my desktop icons in Ubuntu 18.04? With Ubuntu 16.04 I could scale my icons under the screen size tab in Settings. With Ubuntu 18.04 I cannot do that.
Best Answer
Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity Desktop
If you are using the Unity Desktop the most comprehensive method is font scaling which includes icons, title bars and other UI elements. To install it use:
Then call it from the command line or Dash. The settings I'm using for scaling on a 1920x1080 monitor are:
The
Text scaling factor
scales fonts and menu bars Icon size is preset but the text size under it increases giving the illusion the icon size changed:In the
.gif
above scaling starts at1.38
on a 1920x1080 monitor. Then it is changed to1
and everything gets tiny, which is normal. Then it is changed to2
which is ideal for the visually challenged. Once again the icons have fixed pixel size and the font shrinking or expanding under the icon gives the illusion their size is changing.Others may be interested in the full suite of "tweak" tools available for installing under 18.04 LTS: