Vscode: VSCode main icon not showing (Linux/deb)

[zaid-khan]

Issue Type: Bug

Try to open from the start menu or from anywhere else for that matter. The main visual studio icon isn't present. Problem started with the latest March update.

VS Code version: Code 1.33.0 (0dd516dd412d42323fc3464531b1c715d51c4c1a, 2019-04-04T15:08:57.775Z)
OS version: Linux x64 4.15.0-46-generic

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz (4 x 2327)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
checker_imaging: disabled_off
flash_3d: enabled
flash_stage3d: enabled
flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software
rasterization: disabled_software
surface_synchronization: enabled_on
video_decode: unavailable_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled|
|Load (avg)|5, 3, 1|
|Memory (System)|15.44GB (12.56GB free)|
|Process Argv|--unity-launch|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|

Extensions (14)

Extension|Author (truncated)|Version
---|---|---
vscode-django|bat|0.19.0
vsc-material-theme|Equ|2.8.2
prettier-vscode|esb|1.8.1
python|ms-|2019.3.6352
cpptools|ms-|0.22.1
csharp|ms-|1.18.0
material-icon-theme|PKi|3.7.0
java|red|0.42.1
vscodeintellicode|Vis|1.1.5
vscode-java-debug|vsc|0.17.0
vscode-java-dependency|vsc|0.4.0
vscode-java-pack|vsc|0.6.0
vscode-java-test|vsc|0.15.1
vscode-maven|vsc|0.16.0

[zaid-khan]

Have a look at the start menu and the bottom taskbar:

[epsniff]

Seeing the same issue on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS:

Screen Shot

[Tyriar]

Can someone seeing this issue post the output of this?

cat /usr/share/applications/code.desktop
/usr/share/pixmaps | grep visualstudio

[zaid-khan]

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Visual Studio Code
Comment=Code Editing. Redefined.
GenericName=Text Editor
Exec=/usr/share/code/code --unity-launch %F
Icon=com.visualstudio.code
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false
StartupWMClass=Code
Categories=Utility;TextEditor;Development;IDE;
MimeType=text/plain;inode/directory;
Actions=new-empty-window;
Keywords=vscode;

X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.23

[Desktop Action new-empty-window]
Name=New Empty Window
Exec=/usr/share/code/code --new-window %F
Icon=com.visualstudio.code

The second command gives an error:

bash: /usr/share/pixmaps: Is a directory

[Tyriar]

@zaid-khan doh, I meant ls /usr/share/pixmaps | grep visualstudio for the second command

[zaid-khan]

com.visualstudio.code.png

Also, I updated to 1.33.1 and the issue still persists.

[machinebiologist]

Can someone seeing this issue post the output of this?

cat /usr/share/applications/code.desktop
/usr/share/pixmaps | grep visualstudio

$ ls /usr/share/pixmaps | grep visualstudio
com.visualstudio.code.png

[machinebiologist]

The following workaround fixed the issue for me on several machines:

Modify /usr/share/applications/code.desktop

change:
Icon=com.visualstudio.code
to
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/com.visualstudio.code.png

[Tyriar]

@machinebiologist it's strange that it works on some machines but not others though, it was reported above that it happens on Ubuntu 18.04 but it definitely doesn't for me 🤔

[machinebiologist]

@machinebiologist it's strange that it works on some machines but not others though, it was reported above that it happens on Ubuntu 18.04 but it definitely doesn't for me thinking

@Tyriar: indeed! I have had it occur on two machines running Ubuntu MATE 18.04. Perhaps it's related to the distribution or the desktop environment?

[zaid-khan]

Strangely, on my other machine running Linux Mint 19.1 xfce, the desktop icon has changed into some generic one but the menu and taskbar (thankfully) retains the correct old one.

[machinebiologist]

@zaid-khan Related behaviour on MATE: the "start menu" showed the proper icon, while the taskbar did not.

[efremropelato]

The following workaround fixed the issue for me on several machines:

Modify /usr/share/applications/code.desktop

change:
Icon=com.visualstudio.code
to
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/com.visualstudio.code.png

Work on Ubuntu 18.04

[epsniff]

The work around worked for me as well, but I also got it working without using the work around.

I removing and installing vscode many times with the no luck. But finally instead of using the dep package from the website, I switched to installing it using the Ubuntu Software's market place. The icon has now reappeared.

This means the desktop file moves from /usr/share/applications/code.desktop to /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/code_code.desktop.

[Tyriar]

I've made a change to use the exact directory for the deb package, please try the insiders build tomorrow and let me know if you experience any issues https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/

[Tyriar]

FYI the plan is to revert this change and make the .desktop executable, see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/95459