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How to change the Ubuntu login screen

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This brief tutorial will guide you through changing the Ubuntu login screen, and provide a few resources so that you can download some additional themes.

  1. First up, you’ll want to find a login theme or two that appeal to you. Gnome-look.org has plenty, and provides a number of ways to sort through them (most popular, highest rated, alphabetical etc). Once you’ve found a login theme that you like, download it – but don’t decompress the tar.gz file. Just remember where you saved it.

    From the Ubuntu menu, select System -> Administration -> Login Window.


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  3. When prompted, enter your password.
  4. From the Login Window Preferences screen, select the Local tab. Then click the + Add button.

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  6. Navigate to the login screen theme that you downloaded, select it, and click the Install button.

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  8. Now your newly installed login theme will be listed along with the others. Select it (and make sure no others are selected) and click the Close button.

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  10. Save any open work you have, then log out of your current session. Your new login theme will appear when you have to log back in. That’s it!

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  1. Dan says

    i go to system, admin then login screen and it only give me the option to auto log in or not. no option to add any type of theme?

  2. nukan says

    eso es solo en ubuntu 9.4 ahora en ubuntu 9.10 es una pura mierda yo me entre a coñazo y no lo consegi

  3. Tanya says

    When I choose Login Screen It says to unlock but all I get is to choose if I want someone to be logged in automatically and how long someone else has to log in as a different person. There is no choice for changing the loggin screen looks. What do I do?

  4. oostue says

    same deal, I don’t have “login window” just “login screen” with no options.

  5. Paulo says

    I have the same problem,

    No “login window” in “system->administration.

  6. nikan says

    eso es solo para Ubuntu 9.4 pero para 9.10 a cambiado demaciado el prosedimiento es tanto que no se puede hacer lo que en el pos esplican asi no sirbe nada

  7. Isaias says

    yes…. it works on ubuntu 9.4 > , but … do u know how to change the login screen on ubuntu 9.10?….. thx bro :)

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