I can't remember if the root terminal icons weren't in sync between the menu and the panel when I set up my desktop but they are now. I might have changed it in the panel preferences, certainly never via command in the terminal. I change icons all the time in the panel by clicking on properties > edit > icon (just browse to the one you want to use).  Done.

Well, I won't be doing that but there are others who might want to.

Here are the first few nibbles. Probably more to come as I pinged jaromil, nextime and Centurion_Dan . . .

The conversation continues here on botbot.

Do you have upower installed?  That used to be the solution but may not be going forward.  There is history in the botbot logs.

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.