Ubuntu – Missing icons with Xfce on Ubuntu 18.04.2

18.04iconsvncxfce

I use Ubuntu with VNC connection from Windows. I see most of the icons as follows:

ubuntu icons

System information:

Linux vps568 4.15.0-52-generic #56-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 4 22:49:08 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Output of xfconf-query -c xsettings -lv command:

/Gtk/ButtonImages               true
/Gtk/CanChangeAccels            false
/Gtk/ColorPalette               black:white:gray50:red:purple:blue:light blue:geen:yellow:orange:lavender:brown:goldenrod4:dodger blue:pink:light green:gray10gray30:gray75:gray90
/Gtk/CursorThemeName
/Gtk/CursorThemeSize            0
/Gtk/DecorationLayout           menu:minimize,maximize,close
/Gtk/FontName                   Sans 10
/Gtk/IconSizes
/Gtk/KeyThemeName
/Gtk/MenuBarAccel               F10
/Gtk/MenuImages                 true
/Gtk/MonospaceFontName          Monospace 10
/Gtk/ToolbarIconSize            3
/Gtk/ToolbarStyle               icons
/Net/CursorBlink                true
/Net/CursorBlinkTime            1200
/Net/DndDragThreshold           8
/Net/DoubleClickDistance        5
/Net/DoubleClickTime            400
/Net/EnableEventSounds          false
/Net/EnableInputFeedbackSounds  false
/Net/IconThemeName              elementary-xfce-dark
/Net/SoundThemeName             default
/Net/ThemeName                  Greybird
/Xft/Antialias                  -1
/Xft/Hinting                    -1
/Xft/HintStyle                  hintnone
/Xft/RGBA                       none

I already tried this command too, but hasn't any visible changes: 

xfdesktop --replace

Best Answer

Most of the packages are missing. probably from using the server version instead of the desktop

I've got the same problem.

I ended up installing gnome first time, xfce was still there after.

sudo tasksel

pick a package, I went with xubuntu minimal, didn't get come with browser it seems, so going with the full xubuntu desktop. You think that should do what I need, still messing with it.

Also needed fonts, not sure if this is the same as the font package in tasksel

sudo apt-get install xfonts-base and sudo apt-get install xfonts-100dpi and sudo apt-get install xfonts-75dpi fixes font issues. – gies0r Dec 10 '19 at 19:22

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