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Ubuntu 9.04 had a way to change login window under System->Administration->Login Window. Now the feature is missing. All i can find is a Login Screen menuitem but it doesn't have any option to change the appearance of login window. I tried searching synaptics manager and still no luck.

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43 weeks 11 hours ago

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  • Hi im new to Linux and i just tried this work around for changing the login window, the GDM appear after the commands listed, but when i click in appearance icon it just display background or themes it doesnt list an option for changing the login window ...
     

    - Visitor 34 weeks 6 days ago
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    1. Logout of your current session and return to the GDM
    2. Switch to the tty command line prompt using Ctrl-Alt-F1
    3. Login using your normal login/password
    4. at the command line prompt type: export DISPLAY=:0.0
    5. then type: sudo -u gdm gnome-control-center
    6. Switch back to the gdm screen using ALT-F7
    7. The gnome-control-center should be loaded. Use it to configure your GDM.
    8. Click on the Appearances icon, in appearances you can change your GDM's font, theme and background image.
    9. Close the gnome-control-center and login normally.

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    42 weeks 6 days ago

  • OMG now the appearance center comes up every logon :(

    - Visitor 14 weeks 1 day ago

  • hi i am animesh
    i used these commands but it not created the themes option in preferences
    and shown the 4729 error

    - Visitor 29 weeks 3 days ago

  • Greetings,   This is the first time that I've heard of this option to change the GDM login window.  I found it interesting except that when I got to step 5 my computer couldn't find the info to export.  What do I do now?  Also, I cannot find on my menu the 'Login Window' either.  How can I get that placed on my menu?  I am also having trouble with the resolution of the splash & Login window with the picture flicking around sideways and up & down.  Can't seem to fix that.  Could you help me with these problems please?
     
    Thanks
     

    - Pamela 34 weeks 10 hours ago

  • isnt there anything more user friendly?

    - Visitor 35 weeks 6 days ago
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    Use the app, GDM2,
     
    Should be available in synaptic... Easy GUI

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    28 weeks 6 days ago

  • python-gdm2setup, is the package.

    - Visitor 28 weeks 6 days ago
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    Use GDM2, python-gdm2setup is the package in synaptic
     
    You can edit the wallpaper of the login screen, as well as the fonts and icons

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    28 weeks 6 days ago

  • DO NOT TRY THIS ON 9.10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    If you try this you will not be able to see your desktop ...
     
    on TTy1, type
     
    sudo apt-get gdm
     
    it will ask you which GDM is default, DO NOT pick gdm2
     
    done

    - Visitor 28 weeks 2 days ago
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    Just make your image
    size - 2560x1600
    name - bg_2560x1600.jpg
    rename the current image in /usr/share/images/xsplash from bg_2560x1600.jpg to bg_2560x1600.old.jpg
    Then copy your new pic over to the /usr/share/images/xsplash directory
    I did this all logged in as root and it did the trick

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    23 weeks 2 days ago

  • Try copying the new pic after removing the old ones...be sure to have a copy of that, in case anything goes wrong. To copy the pic: sudo cp -R source /usr/share/images/xsplash source is the location of ur new picture eg:/home/bg_2560x1660.jpg
    to remove the old ones:  sudo rm -R /usr/share/images/xsplash/2560x1660.jpg
    1st remove the old ones.

    - Visitor 9 weeks 1 day ago

  • Try copying the new pic after removing the old ones...be sure to have a copy of that, in case anything goes wrong. To copy the pic: sudo cp -R source /usr/share/images/xsplash source is the location of ur new picture eg:/home/bg_2560x1660.jpg
    to remove the old ones:  sudo rm -R /usr/share/images/xsplash/2560x1660.jpg
    1st remove the old ones.

    - Visitor 9 weeks 1 day ago

  • Try copying the new pic after removing the old ones...be sure to have a copy of that, in case anything goes wrong. To copy the pic: sudo cp -R source /usr/share/images/xsplash source is the location of ur new picture eg:/home/bg_2560x1660.jpg
    to remove the old ones:  sudo rm -R /usr/share/images/xsplash/2560x1660.jpg
    1st remove the old ones.

    - Visitor 9 weeks 1 day ago

  • Try with the sudo command, it should work because /usr is not a user directory

    - Visitor 22 weeks 3 days ago

  • My system wont let me save anything in that folder.

    - Visitor 22 weeks 4 days ago
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    To change background of login: https://launchpad.net/~meerkat/+archive/stable
    use this app.
    How you change the window itself...i dunno...the options as described above did not work for me..
    got errors

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    19 weeks 2 days ago

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