rm /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/hildon/vlc.png rm /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/hildon/vlc.png rm /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/hildon/vlc.png The path of the commands above are incorrect. I just want to point out the right location of this. Here is the correct one. rm /opt/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/hildon/vlc.png rm /opt/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/hildon/vlc.png rm /opt/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/hildon/vlc.png this will work