You'll need to create a .gtkrc-2.0 file in your user directory.  Here's an example.  Pick and choose the parts you want:

style "xfdesktop-icon-view" { 

    XfdesktopIconVIew::cell-spacing = 6 
    XfdesktopIconView::cell-padding = 6 
    XfdesktopIconView::cell-text-width-proportion = 2.5

    XfdesktopIconView::label-alpha = 0
	XfdesktopIconView::selected-label-alpha = 0

    base[NORMAL] = "#626D31" 
    base[SELECTED] = "#A0A985" 
    base[ACTIVE] = "#A0A985" 

    fg[NORMAL] = "#ffffff" 
    fg[SELECTED] = "#DDDFD3" 
    fg[ACTIVE] = "#DDDFD3" 
} 

widget_class "*XfdesktopIconView*" style "xfdesktop-icon-view"

There is some additional Xfce Desktop related info in this post.

I have no idea what your talking about . . . I didn't know a kernel had a color!!  LOL!

Thank you fanderal and welcome! It's a little quiet here.  Maybe because happy Devuan users ether don't have problems or know how to fix them on their own. Those of us who have gathered here prefer a simple and understandable format.  In your words . . . no need to "reinvent the forum wheel".   Exactly!!

Welcome, norb!  And thanks for the report on your successful Devuan upgrade and the kind words.  See you 'round!

@bobemoe:   Well, you're just trying to improve the forum.  No apologies needed for that.    I'll let Chanku sort it out - backend so isn't my thing . . . 

Thank you for this!  Yes, it is nice and purpy now. Good to hear that the Mate icons were default. Where can I dl the "Fabo-Mono" icon set?  Not one hit on google for it.  I would like to recolor them to a more compatible hue (currently too pink and those bright blue ones would have to go). That would give users another option.  Was the DMZ (white) mouse icon theme also default?  Cheers for all your excellent contributions!

Oh, thanks for posting that. Centurion_Dan was working on the packaging for desktop-base but I haven't see a default install yet.  Does Clearlooks-Phenix-Purpy play nicely (or at all) with MiyoLinux ?  And . . . I don't know if MiyoLinux uses slim but if yes, that should now be purpy too.

OK.  I missed that subtlety.  FWIW, I have both consolekit and upower installed.

I don't know about the upower version compatibility but do you really want to use an app that had a systemd dependency?  Perhaps there is another option that will work with lxde?

We have all been bit by that at one time or another.  Did you check "keep me logged in" at login?  Apart from that, I suggest you write longer posts in a text editor then just c/p to avoid losing work.  I don't remember seeing an option to increase timeout but will double check.  I hope you will take the trouble to rewrite your response.

Yes.  DIY = Do It Yourself