How do you replace or modify an application's icon in Ubuntu Linux, running GTK2 and Gnome?

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I thought the icon would have to be in /usr/share/icons/Humanity/apps/ or something like that, but apparently it isn’t. However, there is an Abiword icon in /usr/share/pixmaps, so you should be able to replace that with one of your own choice, but I think you could also drop yours in /usr/share/icons/Humanity/apps (and then in the folder for the correct sizes).

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