How to set console application icon in .csproj file through visual studio code

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Please help. I failed to set the console application icon in my .csproj file through Visual Studio Code.

I'm trying to make a build for Linux. Here is my error:

Error building Win32 resources -- Icon stream is not in the expected format.

What I have tried:

My .csproj file

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
    <Description>Proj Server</Description>
    <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
<ApplicationIcon>build/icons/linux_256x256.png</ApplicationIcon>
  </PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
   <Content Include="build/icons/linux_256x256.png">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
   </Content>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<EmbeddedResource Include="build/icons/linux_256x256.png" />
</ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Folder Include="wwwroot\" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="ElectronNET.API" Version="5.30.1" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Content Update="electron.manifest.json">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

Posted 26-Jan-22 20:46pm

DoingWork

Updated 27-Jan-22 5:15am

Sean Ewington

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M Imran Ansari · Answer 1 · 2022-01-26T21:24:00

Solution 1

Make sure your path is correct and your icon should be .ico format.

<ApplicationIcon>bin/Debug/icons/myIcon.ico</ApplicationIcon>

Or place icon file on your root path and use the following in your csproj file.

<ApplicationIcon>myIcon.ico</ApplicationIcon>

Posted 26-Jan-22 21:24pm

M Imran Ansari

Updated 26-Jan-22 21:28pm

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DoingWork 27-Jan-22 3:32am

Thanks for your reply. I want to know that .ico file will work on linux ?

M Imran Ansari 27-Jan-22 3:57am

It should work. I have tested on Windows and don't have Linux environment to test this. You can check the following links:
https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/48111
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/appicon.html#setting-the-application-icon-on-common-linux-desktops

DoingWork 27-Jan-22 4:22am

I am aware with windows but problem with linux. Ok checking shared links