Arch Linux

Description: Avahi package has an extremely low resolution icon in Gnome shell, which is unfortunate as it is very noticeable. I have this issue on multiple machines, and it absolutely detracts from the desktop experience.

I do not know why all other icons show high-res versions, and this package does not, though the disconcerting thing is that the avahi package provides 3 .desktop files, so there are three 'terrible' looking icons back to back in Gnome Shell.

I have added NoDisplay=true to the three .desktop files multiple times, though every avahi update overwrites the .desktop file and the icons return. And as a temporary fix I have hidden the icons away in a app-folder.


The other weird issue is that changing to different icon themes still results in a low quality icon.

The .desktop file is set to "Icon=network-wired", so maybe that icon is where the problem lies?

Solutions to this issue would be to somehow fix the icon quality OR perhaps we should by default turn off the Avahi icon (or three)... I personally have never once needed to launch the gui avahi programs. The daemon and service in the background seem to work just fine on their own.