How to change the gdm theme in Arch?

[dedanna1029]

I'm tired of this default login screen. There's a gdm theme that I'm particularly fond of, but can't figure how to use it... ? How do I change the gdm theme in Arch Linux (would like to use one from gdm-more-themes or the like)?

Thanks.

[viking60]

I was tired of the green login screen on my Arch (Gnome) too so I decided to change it:
First install yaourt according to these instructions:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Yaourt (Answer "n" to Edit PKGBUILD)
Install gdm2setup:

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yaourt -S gdm2setup

Start it and change the settings like you want them to be.
One thing I had to do manually tho...
The background for the login is always called background-default.jpg and it is in:
/usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/gnome

So I had to overwrite it with my image:
As root:

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cp /home/viking/images/myimage.jpg  /usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/gnome/background-default.jpg

If you only want to change the wallpaper that should be all you need to do.
It is as easy as that
(I'll produce some pics....)
I had actually posted this on the arch tips but it got hidden away . I'll delete it there and keep it here

FYI I modified your code further. You had yaourt -S gdm2setup. -S only applies to pacman, and doesn't apply to yaourt. Thanks. ~Moderator
FYI - Yes it does.So I changed it back. Thanks ~Über Berserk

:) yaourt -S gimp-fourier
Passord:

:: The following packages will be downloaded:
[extra]
extra/gimp-fourier-0.3.3-1

:: Number of Packages: 1
:: Total Download Size: 0.01 MiB
:: Total Installed Size: 0.04 MiB

:: Proceed with download? [Y/n]

[viking60]

Here is a video:

I put it in the System->Administration menu
The change of background is supposed to work directly in the GUI but it did not work here, so I had to copy it manually. The rest works.

[dedanna1029]

Okay, so it's not like the "Login" menu entry like Mandriva had in System-->Administration. Hhmmm... used to be able to change the theme from right there at the login screen in Mandriva.

Eh, well, I guess...

Thanks.

[viking60]

It is
But only after you have followed the description above
Changing from the login screen? I cannot do that in my Mandriva?

[dedanna1029]

System-->Administration-->Login or Login window one of the two.

Also, where you go to login. Try logging out, provided you use gdm that is for your login manager, and you'll see it there in the gdm menu. Several of us posted it there at the mdv forum.

[viking60]

Yep found it. No option for editing the wallpaper there though.(And I obviously am past the login screen when I select it from a menu )

[dedanna1029]

That's because gdm themes have their own specific wallpapers. See, this is what I wanted to get to in Arch, was those options.

[dedanna1029]

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# pacman -S gdm2setup
error: 'gdm2setup': could not find or read package

... Just found it in yaourt though.

[dedanna1029]

Hahahaha I didn't have to add it to the menu, either. It put it right there in System-->Administration.

However, this still doesn't resolve the original issue...





Dammit!! The one thing I wanted!!!

[viking60]

Oh Sorry! I'll edit my post above And you can still change the green background on the login:)

[dedanna1029]

Thanks.

I think this one is going to remain unresolved though... :\