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cccc 05-02-2011 04:19 PM
change login theme on squeeze
 
hi

Howto change login theme on squeeze?

BTW on lenny I can easy change using System -> Administration -> Login Window, but cannot find this option on squeeze.

T3RM1NVT0R 05-02-2011 04:57 PM
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Try gdmsetup using root account.

cccc 05-02-2011 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by T3RM1NVT0R (Post 4344392)
Try gdmsetup using root account.
I get only this pop-up window and don't have any themes options:

T3RM1NVT0R 05-02-2011 05:34 PM
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Did you run it as root user?

cccc 05-02-2011 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by T3RM1NVT0R (Post 4344424)
Did you run it as root user?
Yes, I've started gdmsetup as root user.
You see in the picture (as superuser).

T3RM1NVT0R 05-02-2011 06:08 PM
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Which graphic card are you using? I checked further and found a bug on nvidia.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...20/comments/17

cccc 05-02-2011 06:19 PM
Code:
# lshw
*-display
            description: VGA compatible controller
            product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
            vendor: Intel Corporation
            physical id: 2
            bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
            version: 01
            width: 32 bits
            clock: 33MHz
            capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
            configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
            resources: irq:16 memory:e8000000-efffffff(prefetchable) memory:ff680000-ff6fffff
BTW if I do an upgrade from lenny to squeeze on the same hardware, then I get "Login Window" with all options, but if I do a fresh squeeze installation, then I get this pop-up windows that I've posted before, really strange...

T3RM1NVT0R 05-02-2011 06:24 PM
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Yeah that is really strange. One thing that can be tried is un-installing and re-installing gdm package. Not sure if it will work but can give it a try.

I found this on the internet: http://www.pc-freak.net/blog/few-tho...-debian-linux/

In the above link it appears that this guy perform a fresh installation of Debian Squeeze and gdm is working for him.

cccc 05-02-2011 06:33 PM
Thx, but un-installing and re-installing of gdm package didn't help.
Has someone any other idea, howto solve this problem?

alan_ri 05-03-2011 04:45 AM
It's GDM 3, so you need to edit /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults.

After that run:
Code:
dpkg-reconfigure gdm3

cccc 05-03-2011 06:31 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by alan_ri (Post 4344866)
It's GDM 3, so you need to edit /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults.

After that run:
Code:
dpkg-reconfigure gdm3
Thx, but what exactly should be changed there?
Code:
# cat /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults
# Use a specific background
#/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename        /usr/share/images/desktop-base/login-background.svg
#/desktop/gnome/background/picture_options        zoom

# Theming options
#/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme                Clearlooks

# Greeter options
/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/logo_icon_name        debian-swirl

# Play system beeps - especially the one when the greeter is ready
/desktop/gnome/sound/event_sounds                true

# Some other possible options
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable                true
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_text                Welcome
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_restart_buttons        false
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list                false

# The lower panel doesn't work with the compositor
/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager                false

# Prevent the power management icon from showing up
/apps/gnome-power-manager/ui/icon_policy                never

radiodee1 05-03-2011 06:47 AM
well, for example, I changed the background pic on my system. Note that most of the options are commented out. Remove the hash mark ('#') in front of an option, and then change its value on the right side of the file...

Code:
...
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename        /usr/share/images/desktop-base/login-background.svg
...
you get it, right? I'm not sure what file formats are acceptable for a background image, but I think '.png' might work.

EDIT: I also changed 'Clearlooks' to 'Glider'.

alan_ri 05-03-2011 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by cccc (Post 4344937)
Thx, but what exactly should be changed there?
Well radiodee1 said it pretty nicely. I'm using .png image for the background and it works.

widget 05-03-2011 11:23 AM
That changes the background but how do you change the theme? I changed the background some time back but I would like to change the color of the login box, particularly the blue where the user name appears.

My problem is basically this;
Quote:
#/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme Clearlooks

/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/logo_icon_name debian-swirl
I have no idea what the paths there mean at all. Where do these things actually live (what are those paths really pointing to)?

radiodee1 05-03-2011 11:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by widget (Post 4345222)
That changes the background but how do you change the theme? I changed the background some time back but I would like to change the color of the login box, particularly the blue where the user name appears.

My problem is basically this;

I have no idea what the paths there mean at all. Where do these things actually live (what are those paths really pointing to)?
I dunno about the blue where the name appears, but the paths are gconf2 paths, and you can see them if you open up the 'Configuration Editor' that you find at 'Applications->System Tools->Configuration Editor'. I don't know what portion of the theme can actually be changed by way of gconf, like I say, I just changed the bg and the 'Clearlooks' to 'Glider'.


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