hi..

how can I change the theme of login screen?
I know that in kde3 I must install kdm-themes and kdm-manager..but there were any problem also in old version...

the problem is now correct??
can I change options and theme of login??

I'm sorry for my english..

thanks

Though it doesn't work for me, there is a module in systemsettings under Advanced -> Login Manager.
But it freezes for me.

neverendingo wrote:Though it doesn't work for me, there is a module in systemsettings under Advanced -> Login Manager.
But it freezes for me.

thanks for answer..
I see this option now..I can download new themes..but when I download it..I can see the new theme in list..so I can't activate it..:'(

you need to run it as root to set the kdm theme. Try run it with

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kdesudo /path/to/systemsettings


neverendingo wrote:you need to run it as root to set the kdm theme. Try run it with

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kdesudo /path/to/systemsettings


:-S
the answer is..

command not found...

I run it in krunner and also in konsole..:undecided:

kdesudo is Kubuntu-only

For the rest, you can use kdesu:

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`kde4-config --path libexec`/kdesu systemsettings

I'm not sure if downloading new themes actually works already.

Jucato wrote:kdesudo is Kubuntu-only

For the rest, you can use kdesu:

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`kde4-config --path libexec`/kdesu systemsettings

I'm not sure if downloading new themes actually works already.

I have kubuntu..:shade:

with your code it open the system and setting tools...but I can't enter in login manager..
It's crazy this...because I can enter in any other option...but not in login manager..:-@

That's strange. If you click on login manager even if you didn't open System Settings as sudo, it should prompt you for your password then open up the login manager in its own window.

No, it works for me to open it as normal user, but nothing can be changed. Trying to open as root freezes my UI.

Oh yeah, Kubuntu and Fedora use a patch for that. I forgot.

Since Kubuntu 8.10? I am still using 8.04

I'm using 8.10 but with the same results..:'(

Ok, then let's try a different way.
Download a new KDE4 kdm theme.
Open /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc as root.
Search for a line like this:

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Theme=/usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes/oxygen


change it to point to the directory of your newly downloaded theme.
If it works, enjoy

:'(

I used this method also with previous version of kde...
but it seems that doesn't go for this...I download the theme love...

:-$
when I make the reboot I have an alert: "kdm theme not found"

ok..I think that we cannot waste other time to this "small" problem..because there are many other problem..

I can suppose the problem is that the kdm themes is for kde3 and not for kde4..:-S

I've also had this problem and have found there to be very little help online to resolve it. I'm quite new to linux and by no means a professional on these matters, however, after many hours of trial and error, I finally have the login theme I wanted. This is how I did it:

1. Find a theme you like and download it
2. Go to downloads and right click on the downloaded file > extract > extract archive here
3. Open konsole and enter the following commands:

sudo apt-get install kdm

cd Downloads

sudo mv *your_theme* /usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes

4. Then, open system settings > Login Screen > Theme
5. Select your theme, hit apply and restart your computer
6. Enjoy your new login theme!