On Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:09:49 -0500
David <dlocklear01(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Check out this backsplash on my login screen
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wwy0qzey0vl4fjq/Davids_fancy_Log-in.jpg?dl=0
I wish all Linux desktop distros had more options for theming the login
screen.
I am using Xfce ( in Rawhide ), and assume the procedure is the same in
other desktop environments.
The trick ( I think ) is that you have to have root access to change the
image
/usr/share/backgrounds/default.png
I copied my new image ( mountain-valley.png ) next to "default.png" in that
same folder. It MUST be a "png"
Then renamed "default.png" to "defaultx.png"
and then renamed my new image "default.png.".
Logged out and it was there.
D.L.
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
# LightDM GTK+ Configuration
# Available configuration options listed below.
#
# Appearance:
# theme-name = GTK+ theme to use
# icon-theme-name = Icon theme to use
# cursor-theme-name = Cursor theme to use
# cursor-theme-size = Cursor size to use
# background = Background file to use, either an image path or a color (e.g. #772953)
# user-background = false|true ("true" by default) Display user background (if
available)
# transition-duration = Length of time (in milliseconds) to transition between background
images ("500" by default)
# transition-type = ease-in-out|linear|none ("ease-in-out" by default)
#
...
[greeter]
background=/usr/share/backgrounds/default.png
#user-background=
...