Comments on: How do you change login and plymouth image in ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

By: Rojer

Rojer — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:47:55 +0000

This looks like a dangerous post. Like camic, running this -I was trying to get my picture to display at login- blew away my whole desktop theme. I had quite a lot of customization set and a lot giot removed and metacity window buttons (useful for people dual booting windows) got broken and won’t work anymore.

I would edit the original post and add a warning + maybe some sort of instructions on undoing.

Lesson learned : since ubuntu doesn’t come out of the box with a system restore feature, like windows has been doing for 10 years, people (including me) should be more careful about launching root command on their system. Maybe people should be a bit momre careful posting them

By: George M

George M — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:04:24 +0000

Thank you for this post. I’m fairly new at using Ubuntu, but I’m very happy with it so far. With the help of experienced users, like the ones on this site, I am enjoying some freedom from Windows.

By: Davhec

Davhec — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:29:16 +0000

Check this video about Plymouth in Ubuntu 10.04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqxFvML6gQ

By: skey.

skey. — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:03:42 +0000

thanks for that as others said keep up the good work

By: will

will — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:11:08 +0000

Thank you, I got it. It is like call the “changing theme appearance” function in the loading page, which change the login screen as a result. It is so smart. Ha ha!

By: npascut1

npascut1 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:41:37 +0000

Be very careful when editing your kernel image (i.e. with update-initramfs). You can do some damage if you have third-party drivers for your system that require kernel modules. I’ve been having some trouble with my Nvidia drivers since following the instructions above.

By: somejan

somejan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:19:12 +0000

@christophercules:
There should be a space between …/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop and /usr/share/gdm/…

By: christophercules

christophercules — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:55:07 +0000

Doing this in Ubuntu 10.04.

All I keep getting after typing the first code in the terminal is “cp: missing destination file operand after `/usr/share/applications/gnome-appearcne-properties.desktop/usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow’
Try `cp --help’ for more information.”

This is getting ridiculous… I can’t find anyone who can help me change the background for my Login Screen - why is this procedure so complicated?

Having less customization doesn’t make Ubuntu 10.04 “lightweight,” it makes it fascist.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:32:02 +0000

Easier yet is to use Ubuntu Tweak. This is a nice program that lets you customize many settings, including login background. Here is a link on how to install it.
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-tweak-in-ubuntu-10-04lucid-lynx.html

By: dave

dave — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:51:38 +0000

Hi thanks for the guide but just a question on the

Appearance Preferences -> Background

which contains the available images of choice..
if i need to add my own set of background image to use, where should i put the image? it seems that it wont include it in the list if i add it during a regular session..once i log out the image that i have added wont be available..
i also tried copying the image that i like to the /usr/share/backgrounds folder but it is still not available once i log out.

thanks in advance

By: anon

anon — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:11:54 +0000

@Cammy

To remove the icon from the idicator applet hit
alt-f2 and type “gnome-keyboard-properties”. Under accessibility uncheck the box that says accessibility features can be toggled with keyboard.

To change the theme go to System > Preferences > Appearance and choose a new theme.

By: roadman1980

roadman1980 — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:07:01 +0000

i had some problems, but with help it s done! thanks

By: aeon

aeon — Sun, 09 May 2010 04:24:01 +0000

Have a look at my earlier post in this comment-thread which is missing (still, correct me someone if I am wrong).

thanks thomastvivlarenDOTse

To sum it up, after having installed the plymouth-themes according to the instructions in the blog-post you choose which one to use from the menu presented to you by issuing this:

“sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth”

After that you need to perform the following to make the change take effect:

“sudo update-initramfs -u”

after trying literally everything this worked for me

By: Cammy

Cammy — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:10:13 +0000

I followed this, and when I got to the final command (gksu -u gdm dbus-launch gnome-appearance-properties) it totally blew away my desktop theme, and I’ve been trying to get it back for three days. Any info on how to “undo” this command would be REALLY helpful! Thanks.

By: John

John — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:13:18 +0000

Thanks!

By: Anton Stoychev

Anton Stoychev — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:38:00 +0000

Anyone else experiencing odd wallpaper tile over the stretched version ? (on the login screen)
The only not buggy setup is when I apply plain colour.

By: bxcrx

bxcrx — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:03:20 +0000

So far I’ve been able to change the Plymouth boot theme to another theme(ubuntu studio), and the logon screen wallpaper to the one that matches my desktop wallpaper.

I’m looking to edit either the default, or ubuntu studio theme so that I can put my wallpaper as the first image that I see throughout the whole boot process.

I don’t care about the ubuntu logo’s in the plymouth themes I just want to change the background behind the ubuntu logo’s in the plymouth themes. Whether its the default plymouth theme that comes with 10.04 or the ubuntu studio theme.

By: thomastvivlarenDOTse

thomastvivlarenDOTse — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:57:22 +0000

@bxcrx: Have a look at my earlier post in this comment-thread which is missing (still, correct me someone if I am wrong).

To sum it up, after having installed the plymouth-themes according to the instructions in the blog-post you choose which one to use from the menu presented to you by issuing this:

“sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth”

After that you need to perform the following to make the change take effect:

“sudo update-initramfs -u”

Cheers!

By: bxcrx

bxcrx — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:20:16 +0000

Do any of these commands in the tutorial actually change the first purple screen while restarting/booting up when you see with the “Ubuntu” logo with the dots under it going from white to orange or vice versa.?

If it does, then I have yet to be succesful when trying to change it.

I’m not talking about the user Logon screen where you enter in the username and password.

By: Carnegie0107

Carnegie0107 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:08:01 +0000

You can (sorta) do this without using the terminal. To change login screen preferences, you need to open Nautilus as root. Hit Alt+F2, and type ‘gksu nautilus’ (without the quotes) and hit enter. Enter your password when the window pops up asking for it, then navigate to usr/share/applications. Copy gnome-appearance-properties.desktop, then navigate to /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow and paste it there. Then logout. Change your preferences. Log back in. Then Alt+F2, type ‘gksu nautilus’ again to get Nautilus as root again, go back to /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow, and delete gnome-appearance-properties.desktop.

It’s exactly the same thing as the terminal commands. The only difference is, the commands are way faster and easier. If you flat-out refuse to use the terminal, then you missed the point of GNU/Linux and should go buy a Mac. We don’t use the terminal all the time because we don’t have a GUI for things yet so we have to make do with commands… we use the terminal because commands work so much more efficiently than pointing and clicking ever could.