diff -u xboard-4.2.7/debian/changelog xboard-4.2.7/debian/changelog
--- xboard-4.2.7/debian/changelog
+++ xboard-4.2.7/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+xboard (4.2.7-7.1ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * Add debian/xboard.xpm and set as icon (LP: #243553)
+
+ -- Nathan Handler <nathan.handler@gmail.com>  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:49:25 -0500
+
 xboard (4.2.7-7.1ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from debian unstable, remaining changes (LP: #239874):
diff -u xboard-4.2.7/debian/rules xboard-4.2.7/debian/rules
--- xboard-4.2.7/debian/rules
+++ xboard-4.2.7/debian/rules
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
 	install -m644 bitmaps/*.bm \
 		debian/xboard/usr/share/games/xboard/bitmaps.xchess
 	install -d debian/xboard/usr/share/applications
+	install -d debian/xboard/usr/share/pixmaps
 	install -m644 debian/xboard.desktop debian/xboard/usr/share/applications/
+	install -m644 debian/xboard.xpm debian/xboard/usr/share/pixmaps/
 	install -d debian/xboard/usr/share/lintian/overrides/
 	install -m644 debian/binary.lintian-overrides \
 		debian/xboard/usr/share/lintian/overrides/xboard
diff -u xboard-4.2.7/debian/xboard.desktop xboard-4.2.7/debian/xboard.desktop
--- xboard-4.2.7/debian/xboard.desktop
+++ xboard-4.2.7/debian/xboard.desktop
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 GenericName=X Window Chess Board
 Comment=Use an X Windows Chess Board
 Exec=xboard
+Icon=xboard
 Terminal=false
 Categories=Game;
 
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- xboard-4.2.7.orig/debian/xboard.xpm
+++ xboard-4.2.7/debian/xboard.xpm
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* XPM */
+static char *icon_outline[] = {
+/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
+"32 32 2 1",
+"  c gray100",
+". c black",
+/* pixels */
+"                                ",
+"               .                ",
+"         .     ..               ",
+"         ..    ..               ",
+"         . .   . .              ",
+"          . . .   ....          ",
+"         .   . .  .   .         ",
+"        .  ..          ..       ",
+"        .               ..      ",
+"       .  ..             ..     ",
+"       . ..              ..     ",
+"      .  .       .        ..    ",
+"      .          .        ..    ",
+"     .           .         ..   ",
+"     .           .         ..   ",
+"    .            .          .   ",
+"   .            .           ..  ",
+"  .            ..           ..  ",
+"  . .        .. .           ..  ",
+" . ..      ..   .           ..  ",
+" . .     ..    .            ..  ",
+" .    . .      .             .. ",
+"  .  . .      .              .. ",
+"   .. .      .               .. ",
+"     .      .                .. ",
+"           .                 .. ",
+"          .                  .. ",
+"          .                  .. ",
+"         .                   .. ",
+"         ...................... ",
+"                                ",
+"                                "
+};