How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

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How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

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I want the screen lock background to be the same as my wallpaper or else black but the new default wallpaper shows up.... How do I change this?
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Re: How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

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I kinda thought it might be an image in "/usr/share", but wasnt sure.

Check these links:

http://linux.wxs.ro/2009/04/22/change-g ... ackground/

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=62226

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=70210

These are for a Gnome solution though.

Hope this helps.
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Re: How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

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Thanks for the reply but the default background is not there. You and I must have used the same key words for a search because I had the same results!
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Re: How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

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Thanks for the info, nandemonai! I appreciate you taking the time to answer this.
dlkreations

Re: How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

Post by dlkreations »

This is a good post... I was just wondering this yesterday.
carl.cancer

Re: How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

Post by carl.cancer »

I've been trying to correct this for a while, as I don't want to be looking at a corporate logo when I go to my computer (even linux mint, which I love).
If you're using LM 13 with MATE, go to /usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint, and replace default_background.jpg with your own selection. Will have to gksu cp your_selection.jpg default_background.jpg. Solved it for me...
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Re: How do I change the wallpaper the screen lock is using?

Post by proxima_centauri »

The thread you posted to is 3 years old and almost certainly no longer relevant. Please post a new thread if you have any comments or concerns, thanks.

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