--- /usr/share/apps/plasma/packages/org.kde.pager/contents/ui/main.qml  2014-10-10 18:47:23.000000000 +1100
+++ /usr/share/apps/plasma/packages/org.kde.pager/contents/ui/main.qml.mod  2014-11-11 09:44:17.786200477 +1100

~$ cd
~$ sudo patch -i /tmp/fix_kde_icons.patch -p0
Ignoring potentially dangerous file name /usr/share/apps/plasma/packages/org.kde.pager/contents/ui/main.qml
Ignoring potentially dangerous file name /usr/share/apps/plasma/packages/org.kde.pager/contents/ui/main.qml.mod
can't find file to patch at input line 3
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
...
~$ cd /tmp
/tmp$ sudo patch -i /tmp/fix_kde_icons.patch -p0
... #same error as above
/tmp$ cd /usr
/usr$ sudo patch -i /tmp/fix_kde_icons.patch -p0
... #same error as above
/usr$ cd /
/$ sudo patch -i /tmp/fix_kde_icons.patch -p0
patching file /usr/share/apps/plasma/packages/org.kde.pager/contents/ui/main.qml

(cd / && sudo patch -p0) <foo.patch

sudo patch -d/ -p0 <foo.patch