Cannot change login screen background in 18.10
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I changed both the desktop and login screen background photos. However,only desktop photo is changed. The one on the login screen is still the purple Ubuntu one. Is this a bug?
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I changed both the desktop and login screen background photos. However,only desktop photo is changed. The one on the login screen is still the purple Ubuntu one. Is this a bug?
login-screen background 18.10
How did you change login screen? Are you sure it's not lock screen background you changed?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
Setting->background. What is the difference between lock and lock-in screen? When you lock the computer, you need to go to login screen to enter the password. ShouldnâÂÂt they be th same?
â lovedrinking
5 hours ago
no, both are different. the one you are changing is lock screen wall paper. login screen background can be changed by editing gdm3.css file. i will put it in answer. what is your screen resolution? have you chosen your prefered background file what is to be kept?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
1
No, it's good to make the images size same as screen resolution...that's why asked.. Even if you specify lower resolution or sizes it will cover full screen. For better quality if we can match image size n screen resolution. It's good.
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of How can I change the purple background color of the lock screen on Ubuntu 17.10?
â muru
37 mins ago
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I changed both the desktop and login screen background photos. However,only desktop photo is changed. The one on the login screen is still the purple Ubuntu one. Is this a bug?
login-screen background 18.10
I changed both the desktop and login screen background photos. However,only desktop photo is changed. The one on the login screen is still the purple Ubuntu one. Is this a bug?
login-screen background 18.10
login-screen background 18.10
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lovedrinking
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How did you change login screen? Are you sure it's not lock screen background you changed?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
Setting->background. What is the difference between lock and lock-in screen? When you lock the computer, you need to go to login screen to enter the password. ShouldnâÂÂt they be th same?
â lovedrinking
5 hours ago
no, both are different. the one you are changing is lock screen wall paper. login screen background can be changed by editing gdm3.css file. i will put it in answer. what is your screen resolution? have you chosen your prefered background file what is to be kept?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
1
No, it's good to make the images size same as screen resolution...that's why asked.. Even if you specify lower resolution or sizes it will cover full screen. For better quality if we can match image size n screen resolution. It's good.
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of How can I change the purple background color of the lock screen on Ubuntu 17.10?
â muru
37 mins ago
 |Â
show 1 more comment
How did you change login screen? Are you sure it's not lock screen background you changed?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
Setting->background. What is the difference between lock and lock-in screen? When you lock the computer, you need to go to login screen to enter the password. ShouldnâÂÂt they be th same?
â lovedrinking
5 hours ago
no, both are different. the one you are changing is lock screen wall paper. login screen background can be changed by editing gdm3.css file. i will put it in answer. what is your screen resolution? have you chosen your prefered background file what is to be kept?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
1
No, it's good to make the images size same as screen resolution...that's why asked.. Even if you specify lower resolution or sizes it will cover full screen. For better quality if we can match image size n screen resolution. It's good.
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of How can I change the purple background color of the lock screen on Ubuntu 17.10?
â muru
37 mins ago
How did you change login screen? Are you sure it's not lock screen background you changed?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
How did you change login screen? Are you sure it's not lock screen background you changed?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
Setting->background. What is the difference between lock and lock-in screen? When you lock the computer, you need to go to login screen to enter the password. ShouldnâÂÂt they be th same?
â lovedrinking
5 hours ago
Setting->background. What is the difference between lock and lock-in screen? When you lock the computer, you need to go to login screen to enter the password. ShouldnâÂÂt they be th same?
â lovedrinking
5 hours ago
no, both are different. the one you are changing is lock screen wall paper. login screen background can be changed by editing gdm3.css file. i will put it in answer. what is your screen resolution? have you chosen your prefered background file what is to be kept?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
no, both are different. the one you are changing is lock screen wall paper. login screen background can be changed by editing gdm3.css file. i will put it in answer. what is your screen resolution? have you chosen your prefered background file what is to be kept?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
1
1
No, it's good to make the images size same as screen resolution...that's why asked.. Even if you specify lower resolution or sizes it will cover full screen. For better quality if we can match image size n screen resolution. It's good.
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
No, it's good to make the images size same as screen resolution...that's why asked.. Even if you specify lower resolution or sizes it will cover full screen. For better quality if we can match image size n screen resolution. It's good.
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
1
1
Possible duplicate of How can I change the purple background color of the lock screen on Ubuntu 17.10?
â muru
37 mins ago
Possible duplicate of How can I change the purple background color of the lock screen on Ubuntu 17.10?
â muru
37 mins ago
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to change the login screen background in Ubuntu 18.10 with default Display Manager that is gdm3
we need to edit the gdm3.css file.
open the file with your favorite editor, mine is gedit. sosudo gedit /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css
go to line number around 1981 and find the below content.
#lockDialogGroup
background: none;
background-color: none;
background-gradient-direction: vertical;
background-gradient-start: #6D2169;
background-gradient-end: #370026;
change the content with
#lockDialogGroup
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1982 url(file://put your actual image path)
save the file, close & reboot to see the change.
Picture of Lock Screen Wallpaper
Picture of Logon Screen Background
Edit
for 18.04 same method, only line number varies 1814,
#lockDialogGroup
background: #2c001e url(resource:///org/gnome/shell/theme/noise-texture.png);
background-repeat: repeat;
replace the above content with
#lockDialogGroup {
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1815 url(file://put your actual image path)
Looks great. Could you update answer to specify if 18.04 works same way too?
â WinEunuuchs2Unix
3 hours ago
Thanks. It is working. Just curious. Why "file:///" rather than "file://" ?
â lovedrinking
2 hours ago
1
Hi, the third / is the root symbol means if your Pic is in home downloads.. your path is /home/username/Downloads.. So after 2 slashes path to image starts..
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
This seems like an awfully convoluted way to change a login screen image. Are you sure a more "user-friendly" alternative is not available?
â code_dredd
1 hour ago
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
to change the login screen background in Ubuntu 18.10 with default Display Manager that is gdm3
we need to edit the gdm3.css file.
open the file with your favorite editor, mine is gedit. sosudo gedit /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css
go to line number around 1981 and find the below content.
#lockDialogGroup
background: none;
background-color: none;
background-gradient-direction: vertical;
background-gradient-start: #6D2169;
background-gradient-end: #370026;
change the content with
#lockDialogGroup
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1982 url(file://put your actual image path)
save the file, close & reboot to see the change.
Picture of Lock Screen Wallpaper
Picture of Logon Screen Background
Edit
for 18.04 same method, only line number varies 1814,
#lockDialogGroup
background: #2c001e url(resource:///org/gnome/shell/theme/noise-texture.png);
background-repeat: repeat;
replace the above content with
#lockDialogGroup {
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1815 url(file://put your actual image path)
Looks great. Could you update answer to specify if 18.04 works same way too?
â WinEunuuchs2Unix
3 hours ago
Thanks. It is working. Just curious. Why "file:///" rather than "file://" ?
â lovedrinking
2 hours ago
1
Hi, the third / is the root symbol means if your Pic is in home downloads.. your path is /home/username/Downloads.. So after 2 slashes path to image starts..
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
This seems like an awfully convoluted way to change a login screen image. Are you sure a more "user-friendly" alternative is not available?
â code_dredd
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
to change the login screen background in Ubuntu 18.10 with default Display Manager that is gdm3
we need to edit the gdm3.css file.
open the file with your favorite editor, mine is gedit. sosudo gedit /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css
go to line number around 1981 and find the below content.
#lockDialogGroup
background: none;
background-color: none;
background-gradient-direction: vertical;
background-gradient-start: #6D2169;
background-gradient-end: #370026;
change the content with
#lockDialogGroup
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1982 url(file://put your actual image path)
save the file, close & reboot to see the change.
Picture of Lock Screen Wallpaper
Picture of Logon Screen Background
Edit
for 18.04 same method, only line number varies 1814,
#lockDialogGroup
background: #2c001e url(resource:///org/gnome/shell/theme/noise-texture.png);
background-repeat: repeat;
replace the above content with
#lockDialogGroup {
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1815 url(file://put your actual image path)
Looks great. Could you update answer to specify if 18.04 works same way too?
â WinEunuuchs2Unix
3 hours ago
Thanks. It is working. Just curious. Why "file:///" rather than "file://" ?
â lovedrinking
2 hours ago
1
Hi, the third / is the root symbol means if your Pic is in home downloads.. your path is /home/username/Downloads.. So after 2 slashes path to image starts..
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
This seems like an awfully convoluted way to change a login screen image. Are you sure a more "user-friendly" alternative is not available?
â code_dredd
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
to change the login screen background in Ubuntu 18.10 with default Display Manager that is gdm3
we need to edit the gdm3.css file.
open the file with your favorite editor, mine is gedit. sosudo gedit /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css
go to line number around 1981 and find the below content.
#lockDialogGroup
background: none;
background-color: none;
background-gradient-direction: vertical;
background-gradient-start: #6D2169;
background-gradient-end: #370026;
change the content with
#lockDialogGroup
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1982 url(file://put your actual image path)
save the file, close & reboot to see the change.
Picture of Lock Screen Wallpaper
Picture of Logon Screen Background
Edit
for 18.04 same method, only line number varies 1814,
#lockDialogGroup
background: #2c001e url(resource:///org/gnome/shell/theme/noise-texture.png);
background-repeat: repeat;
replace the above content with
#lockDialogGroup {
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1815 url(file://put your actual image path)
to change the login screen background in Ubuntu 18.10 with default Display Manager that is gdm3
we need to edit the gdm3.css file.
open the file with your favorite editor, mine is gedit. sosudo gedit /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css
go to line number around 1981 and find the below content.
#lockDialogGroup
background: none;
background-color: none;
background-gradient-direction: vertical;
background-gradient-start: #6D2169;
background-gradient-end: #370026;
change the content with
#lockDialogGroup
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1982 url(file://put your actual image path)
save the file, close & reboot to see the change.
Picture of Lock Screen Wallpaper
Picture of Logon Screen Background
Edit
for 18.04 same method, only line number varies 1814,
#lockDialogGroup
background: #2c001e url(resource:///org/gnome/shell/theme/noise-texture.png);
background-repeat: repeat;
replace the above content with
#lockDialogGroup {
background: #000000 url(file:///home/pratap/Desktop/1.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
here in the line number 1815 url(file://put your actual image path)
edited 3 hours ago
answered 4 hours ago
PRATAP
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Looks great. Could you update answer to specify if 18.04 works same way too?
â WinEunuuchs2Unix
3 hours ago
Thanks. It is working. Just curious. Why "file:///" rather than "file://" ?
â lovedrinking
2 hours ago
1
Hi, the third / is the root symbol means if your Pic is in home downloads.. your path is /home/username/Downloads.. So after 2 slashes path to image starts..
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
This seems like an awfully convoluted way to change a login screen image. Are you sure a more "user-friendly" alternative is not available?
â code_dredd
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
Looks great. Could you update answer to specify if 18.04 works same way too?
â WinEunuuchs2Unix
3 hours ago
Thanks. It is working. Just curious. Why "file:///" rather than "file://" ?
â lovedrinking
2 hours ago
1
Hi, the third / is the root symbol means if your Pic is in home downloads.. your path is /home/username/Downloads.. So after 2 slashes path to image starts..
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
This seems like an awfully convoluted way to change a login screen image. Are you sure a more "user-friendly" alternative is not available?
â code_dredd
1 hour ago
Looks great. Could you update answer to specify if 18.04 works same way too?
â WinEunuuchs2Unix
3 hours ago
Looks great. Could you update answer to specify if 18.04 works same way too?
â WinEunuuchs2Unix
3 hours ago
Thanks. It is working. Just curious. Why "file:///" rather than "file://" ?
â lovedrinking
2 hours ago
Thanks. It is working. Just curious. Why "file:///" rather than "file://" ?
â lovedrinking
2 hours ago
1
1
Hi, the third / is the root symbol means if your Pic is in home downloads.. your path is /home/username/Downloads.. So after 2 slashes path to image starts..
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
Hi, the third / is the root symbol means if your Pic is in home downloads.. your path is /home/username/Downloads.. So after 2 slashes path to image starts..
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
This seems like an awfully convoluted way to change a login screen image. Are you sure a more "user-friendly" alternative is not available?
â code_dredd
1 hour ago
This seems like an awfully convoluted way to change a login screen image. Are you sure a more "user-friendly" alternative is not available?
â code_dredd
1 hour ago
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How did you change login screen? Are you sure it's not lock screen background you changed?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
Setting->background. What is the difference between lock and lock-in screen? When you lock the computer, you need to go to login screen to enter the password. ShouldnâÂÂt they be th same?
â lovedrinking
5 hours ago
no, both are different. the one you are changing is lock screen wall paper. login screen background can be changed by editing gdm3.css file. i will put it in answer. what is your screen resolution? have you chosen your prefered background file what is to be kept?
â PRATAP
5 hours ago
1
No, it's good to make the images size same as screen resolution...that's why asked.. Even if you specify lower resolution or sizes it will cover full screen. For better quality if we can match image size n screen resolution. It's good.
â PRATAP
2 hours ago
1
Possible duplicate of How can I change the purple background color of the lock screen on Ubuntu 17.10?
â muru
37 mins ago