> Hmm, there is no package like kde-base-icons or similar and of course, I
> reinstalled kopete before I wrote that mail.
> I wrote that mail because I looked at other packages content (for example
> kmail, akregator) and there is an icons called
>
> /usr/share/kde4/apps/akregator/about/top-left-akregator.png
>
> and this icon and path is missing in kopete.
>
> Any suggestions?
Try generating another user and see if kopete has the same behaviour. I have
been using it since 4.0 and didn't had the problem you describe.