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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2 years 13 weeks 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 2 years 5 weeks 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.

    Visitor's picture
     answer by Visitor
    2 years 13 weeks ago

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

    - Visitor 1 year 36 weeks ago

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

    - Visitor 2 years 14 hours 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 2 years 4 weeks ago

  • isnt there anything more user friendly?

    - Visitor 2 years 6 weeks ago
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    Use the app, GDM2,
     
    Should be available in synaptic... Easy GUI

    Visitor's picture
     answer by Visitor
    1 year 51 weeks ago

  • python-gdm2setup, is the package.

    - Visitor 1 year 51 weeks 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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     answer by Visitor
    1 year 51 weeks 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 1 year 51 weeks 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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    1 year 46 weeks 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 1 year 31 weeks 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 1 year 31 weeks 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 1 year 31 weeks ago

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

    - Visitor 1 year 45 weeks ago

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

    - Visitor 1 year 45 weeks 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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     answer by Visitor
    1 year 42 weeks ago

  • 1- sudo cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow
    2- logout
    3- And then change the backgroud

    - Visitor 1 year 8 weeks ago

  • First take ownership of the xsplash folder, then you can change the file-name.

    - Visitor 1 year 15 weeks ago
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    This works for me (Ubuntu 10.04): Do a left click on your username <USERNAME> in the panel (usually in the upper left of the screen). In the menu do a left click again <USERNAME>. This opens the window "About <USERNAME>" where your logon icon (and more) can be customised.

    HTH

    Visitor's picture
     answer by Visitor
    26 weeks 6 days ago
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    Ooops: in my previous post: the username is in the upper right.

    Visitor's picture
     answer by Visitor
    26 weeks 6 days ago
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    Why don't you just downgrade to the old GDM that is the version 2.20?

    I wrote the procedure here.

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    20 weeks 1 day ago

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