Linux Mint Forums

Code: Select all

# Use a specific background
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename	/usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint/default_background.jpg
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_options	stretched

# Theming options
/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme		Adwaita
#/desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme		Mint-X

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

# 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

Code: Select all

#!/bin/bash

urlConfFile="/etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults"
urlGdmBackgrounds="/usr/share/images/desktop-base/"

echo " "
echo "-> This Script changes background image at GDM-Login-Screen (tested on Debian) you need to run it as root";
echo "-> Please copy the image that you want to put (jpg Extensión) in the same folder that this script is running";
echo ""
echo "------ .jpg Files in directory `pwd` -------"
counter=0

#ls to jpg files section:
for file in *.jpg; 
	do
			if [ -f "$file" ]
			then
				echo "$counter- $file"
				counter=`expr $counter + 1`


			else
				echo "No jpg files in this directory."
				echo "Copy a jpg image file and run it again, Bye."
				exit
			fi

			

	done
#select a number of file from ls
echo "Select one from the list by num:"; 
			read selectedFile

counter=0

#Update the greeter.gconf-defaults section:
for fileName in *.jpg; 
	do
			if [ "$selectedFile" = "$counter" ]
				then 
			#remove the lines from file if exist before
				sed -i '/\/background\/picture_filename/ d' $urlConfFile
				sed -i '/#This line generated from Energy1011/ d' $urlConfFile

			#add the new lines at the end of file with filename
				echo "-space-" >> $urlConfFile
				echo "#This line generated from Energy1011 change-login-background script " >> $urlConfFile
				echo /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename	"$urlGdmBackgrounds""$fileName" >> $urlConfFile
				sed -i '/-space-/ d' $urlConfFile

			#copy the file
				echo "You need to be root to copy the file:$filename to $urlGdmBackgrounds"
			#this script needs to run as root to cp
				 cp "$fileName" "$urlGdmBackgrounds"

				echo "$fileName Sucessfull installed :D"
				echo "Restart your computer to see the changes, bye."
				exit
			fi

			counter=`expr $counter + 1`
	done

	echo "Invalid number, please use a number from the list, run it again."

Code: Select all

amadeu@amadeu ~ $ cat /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults
# Use a specific background
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename	/usr/share/backgrounds/gnome/Aqua.jpg
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_options	stretched

# Theming options
/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme		Adwaita
/desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme		Mint-Xtra

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

# 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

Code: Select all

/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename   /usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint/default_background.jpg

Code: Select all

amadeu@amadeu /usr/share/backgrounds $ ls
cosmos  linuxmint-debian  linuxmint-julia
gnome   linuxmint-extra   linuxmint-previous-releases

Code: Select all

molly3@n5010:~$ cd /usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint/
molly3@n5010:/usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint$ ls
default_background.jpg  default_background.png

Code: Select all

# Use a specific background
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename	/usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint/default_background.jpg
/desktop/gnome/background/picture_options	stretched

# Theming options
/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme		Mint-X
#/desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme		Mint-X

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

# 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