How to Install GDM (GNOME Display Manager) theme in Ubuntu

May 21, 2009 · General · Email This Post

Linux GDM is a GDM login screen theme.Gdm (the GNOME Display Manager) is a highly configurable reimplementation of xdm, the X Display Manager. Gdm allows you to log into your system with the X Window System running and supports running several different X sessions on your local machine at the same time. This tutorial will explain how to install GDM theme in Ubuntu.

First you need to download your favourite GDM theme from here in .tar.gz format.

To install GDM themes, goto System>Administration>Login Window

When it prompted enter your password, once login window opens you should see similar to the following screen here click on local tab .Now you can add your .tar.gz files for this click on Add

Once it opens file selection window select your GDM file click install (In this example i am installing Spring time GDM theme) or you just drag and drop your .tar.gz file into themes

Now you can see your newly installed theme under themes list select your new theme click close

You need to logout from your system to see your new GDM login theme

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39 Comments to “How to Install GDM (GNOME Display Manager) theme in Ubuntu”

  1. chamiem says:
    March 17, 2011 at 10:10 am

    help me…i want to add GDM theme in my linux blankon…

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  2. geek_boy says:
    April 4, 2011 at 8:29 am

    how to do it on ubuntu studio

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  3. venkatesh says:
    May 8, 2011 at 6:28 am

    gdm there is no software in my ubuntu 10.10 how to install login window

    please help me

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    nasros Reply:
    October 21st, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    me elese on gdm software in ubuntu10.10

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  4. Karthikeyan says:
    July 1, 2011 at 3:26 am

    Hello Dukes, i have installed natty, i couldn’t see such menu in my machine, it just being with simple options, and no other tabs are there,. Now what should i do then?:-(

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  5. Bariki says:
    August 18, 2011 at 7:41 am

    There is no login window in ubuntu 11.4 ,only login screen and there is no themes option in login screen at all
    help…………?

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  6. vaibhav k mathur says:
    October 24, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    how to install theme in ubuntu 11.10
    help me!!

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  7. install gdm theme says:
    December 16, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    how to install gdm theme tar.gz on ubuntu lucid

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