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.
- 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.
- When prompted, enter your password.
- From the Login Window Preferences screen, select the Local tab. Then click the + Add button.
- Navigate to the login screen theme that you downloaded, select it, and click the Install button.
- 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.
- 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!
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?
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
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?
same deal, I don’t have “login window” just “login screen” with no options.
I have the same problem,
No “login window” in “system->administration.
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
yes…. it works on ubuntu 9.4 > , but … do u know how to change the login screen on ubuntu 9.10?….. thx bro
how to install login window? i have ubuntu 9.10
Here’s how you change it.
Go to the log in screen, but don’t log in. Press Ctrl, Alt, f5.
Type in your log in username and password. ( you can’t see your password when you type.)
Wait until it all loads.
Then type export DISPLAY=:0.0 (display must be in caps.)
Then type in the code: sudo -u gdm gnome-control-center.
Press ctrl alt f7.
Now go to appearance to change the login screen.
Finally when your done close out of everything and there is your log in screen.
That was sort of easy. >-<
No thanks required.)
this is not working I get foulbrood Unique-DBus-WARNING **: Unable to open a connection to the session bus: Failed to connect to socket / tmp / dbus-IcoMgDjoGA: Connection refused
Did you press ctrl+alt+f7 after. I’m pretty sure that usually happens. Try it again.
tengo ubuntu 9.10 y eso solo funciona en 9.04 si tienes el 9.10 y lo lograste hacer te felicito, pero yo nolo e podido hacer
Oye hace que te dije. OK. Eso es como lo haces. yo se que tu puedes hablar ingles. Ok eso es como tu lo puedes hacer. Trabajo para mi. Ok
look and indeed of all manner and not left anything to me, this is not the only page that visited do not feel bad, it’s all thanks for your answer thanks
Dude are you sure that you have ubuntu, or do you have kubuntu. That is very important.
I have ubuntu 9.10. you have ubuntu 9.10. and I worked