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Ryuujin

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Registered: 2009-07-04

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[SOLVED] Change GDM theme

Hello:

- There's nothing in the gnome's menu that allows this. According to google in ubuntu it's in 'System -> Administration -> Login Screen Setup'. Is that an installable on Arch?

- There's no 'gdmsetup':

[ryuujin@localhost ~]$ gdm <tab>
gdm             gdm-control     gdm-screenshot  
gdm-binary      gdmflexiserver

None of the above commands allow you to change the theme, as far as I know.

- I tried various commands like this one:

gksudo -u gdm dbus-launch gnome-appearance-properties

I think that should work to at least change the background, it does not.

(gnome-appearance-properties:31655): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0

- So, google is not helping and I didn't find anything useful on the forums. Any ideas?

I should note, this guy has a similar question: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=100585 and so far no one answered.

Thanks !

Last edited by Ryuujin (2010-07-07 14:23:54)

Ben9250

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

I would also like to note my interest in this - GNOME's default leafy green login is fine but doesen't go with many of the darker themes.

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wonder

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

ubuntu has gdmsetup because they backported a patch from gnome bugtracker which wasn't been accepted.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gno … g_gdm_2.28

or gdm2setup from aur

i used method2 from the wiki

Last edited by wonder (2010-07-07 14:15:29)

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Ashren

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

Use gconftool-2 to change the appearance of gdm. Example:

sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme

to get the current icon theme.

sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type string /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme Tangerine

to change the icon theme. Etc. Find out more here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gno … g_gdm_2.28

There is no official gdmsetup, but one can be found in the AUR: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33884

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Ryuujin

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

Thank you !

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virusso80

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Registered: 2007-03-09

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

ubuntu has gdmsetup because they backported a patch from gnome bugtracker which wasn't been accepted.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gno … g_gdm_2.28

or gdm2setup from aur

i used method2 from the wiki

Hi,
I was trying to make the method 2 working, but i get the following message:

[root@jily ~]# gksudo -u gdm dbus-launch gnome-appearance-properties
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
No protocol specified

(gnome-appearance-properties:6573): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
Cannot open display:

What does it mean?

how to install a whole gdm theme? from here?

I downloaded gdm2setup but i can only change images and icons...if i want to change also window where i login...how to do?

thanks a lot

mrunion

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

I get the same as you, virusso80.

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virusso80

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

I get the same as you, virusso80.

Great!! I'm not alone

sisco311

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

Try:

xhost +SI:localuser:gdm
sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gnome-appearance-properties

Then you may want to kill gnome-settings-daemon:

sudo -u gdm killall gnome-settings-daemon

and remove gdm from the list of allowed users to connect to the X server:

xhost -SI:localuser:gdm

But I prefer to add gnome-appearance-properties to GDM's auto-started applications, as root:

cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/

Log out, change the theme, log back in and remove gnome-appearance-properties from the auto-stared apps:

rm /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop

Last edited by sisco311 (2010-07-22 14:54:36)

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PIMPinator

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

Added and expanded on sisco311's instructions on the Gnome page in the wiki.

frigaut

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Re: [SOLVED] Change GDM theme

But I prefer to add gnome-appearance-properties to GDM's auto-started applications, as root:

cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/

Log out, change the theme, log back in and remove gnome-appearance-properties from the auto-stared apps:

rm /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop

wicked. great method.

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