How to change login wallpaper?
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Text edition method
On MATE, LXDE, XFCE and KDE (defined by default by kaisen-kde postinst script), lightdm manages the login wallpaper. To change it, place the command:
sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf
You should find this:
[greeter] background = /usr/share/backgrounds/dna-left/1920x1080.png theme-name = Kaisen-Dark-Material default-user-background = /usr/share/backgrounds/dna-left/1920x1080.png icon-theme-name = Kaisen default-user-image = /usr/share/icons/Kaisen/kaisen.png user-background = false font-name = Cantarell 11
Change these lines:
background = /usr/share/backgrounds/dna-left/1920x1080.png default-user-background = /usr/share/backgrounds/dna-left/1920x1080.png
For example in:
background = /home/user/Pictures/image.png default-user-background = /usr/share/backgrounds/dna-left/1920x1080.png
Which will give:
[greeter] background = /home/user/Pictures/image.png theme-name = Kaisen-Dark-Material default-user-background = /home/user/Pictures/image.png icon-theme-name = Kaisen default-user-image = /usr/share/icons/Kaisen/kaisen.png user-background = false font-name = Cantarell 11
Graphic method
The lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings tool is integrated by default on MATE, LXDE, XFCE and KDE to be able to easily change the lightdm settings. This will produce the same result as editing the /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file as the software will modify it to reflect your settings made.