Record how to do the background removing faster

Minutes vs Hours

Author: c-git

content/debian/icons.md

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 title="Set Icon for Application"
 date = 2023-04-03
-updated = 2025-09-01
+updated = 2025-10-09
 extra = { series = "Debian" }
 taxonomies = { tags = ["Debian"] }
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 Source: https://www.solvetechnow.com/post/how-to-change-app-icon-in-ubuntu (Link does not appear to work anymore)
 
-1. Get a preferably square image with a transparent background.Save it somewhere to be used. NB: png supports transparent backgrounds. See [instructions](@/gimp/transparent.md) if you need to make one from a screen shot.
+1. Get a preferably square image with a transparent background.Save it somewhere to be used. NB: png supports transparent backgrounds. See [instructions](@/gimp/transparent/index.md) if you need to make one from a screen shot.
 2. Check if the .desktop file already exists
    ```sh
    ll /usr/share/applications | grep <program-name>

content/gimp/transparent.md

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+title="Transparent background"
+date = 2023-06-05
+updated = 2025-10-09
+extra = { series = "GIMP" }
+taxonomies = { tags = ["GIMP"] }
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+
+Source: <https://youtu.be/nl2uqKqbryo>
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+1. Right click the channel on the right and click `Add alpha channel`
+2. Select the area (**See note below**)
+3. Press Delete
+4. Save in supported format like png
+
+**How to do selection**
+
+![Screenshot](scrshot.png)
+
+If the background is not contiguous but is the same color it goes **A LOT** faster to use `Select by Colour Tool` instead of `Fuzzy Select`.
+
+---
+
+NB: There is an alternative approach with manual selection of parts to be removed that can be found here <https://youtu.be/C0tg2mRroSY>