This is a set of tools for Gnome's Display/Login Manager (GDM).
Currently, it includes only 'set-gdm-theme' tool and 'gnomeconf2gdm'.
gdm-tools is not being actively maintained anymore. There may be small bug fixes and other changes here and there but don't expect any new features or even bug fixes if they require too much fiddling around in the code.
GDM Settings app is a GUI alternative to gdm-tools. It is being actively maintained and has much more settings and customization options.
A script that gets Settings from Gnome Desktop and applies them to GDM
This is a command-line program which provides a nice interface to set GDM theme and background image.
- Set GDM theme and background
- Manage backup of the default GDM theme
- Extract default theme to be able to use it in weird gnome sessions such as Ubuntu
- Reset everything to its original form
This program is available as gdm-tools and gdm-tools-git in the AUR. Use your favourite AUR helper to install it.
Example:
yay -S gdm-toolsBefore installing this program, make sure you have installed all the dependencies stated below in Dependencies section.
- Download the zip file (or tar.gz file)
- Extract it somewhere on your system
- Open the extracted folder in terminal
- Type
./installand press Enter - Now type your password and press Enter.
First, make sure you have installed git. On Debian-like systems that can be done by running the command sudo apt install git in terminal.
Then, run following commands in terminal.
git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/realmazharhussain/gdm-tools.git
cd gdm-tools
./install.shset-gdm-tools depends on following package:
-
GLib 2.0 (Developer Edition)
it has different package names in different distros
Debian/Ubuntu: libglib2.0-dev
Arch/Manjaro: glib2
Fedora/CentOS: glib2-devel -
DConf (Command-Line Version)
it has different package names in different distros
Debian/Ubuntu: dconf-cli
Arch/Manjaro: dconf
Fedora/CentOS: dconf
You can install these dependencies using package manager on terminal.
For example, on Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives, you will need to run the following command in order to install the dependencies
sudo apt install libglib2.0-dev dconf-cliOn Arch/Manjaro
sudo pacman -S glib2 dconf gnomeconf2gdm can be used as follows:
gnomeconf2gdm [option]where option is one of the following:
| Option | Function |
|---|---|
| {no option} | Apply settings to GDM |
| -r, reset | Reset GDM settings to default |
| -h, help, --help | Show help message |
You can use set-gdm-theme as follows:
set-gdm-theme {Option} [theme] [image]where option is one of the following:
| Option | Function |
|---|---|
| -l, list | List all available valid GDM themes |
| -s, set | Set a specific theme and/or background |
| -r, reset | Reset everything to the original state |
| -b, backup | Manage backup of the default GDM theme |
| -x, extract | Extract default GDM theme for use inside gnome |
| -h, help, --help | Display a short help message |
| -e, examples | Explain the commands with examples |
set-gdm-theme list
set-gdm-theme set
set-gdm-theme -s default ~/cat.jpg
set-gdm-theme set Yaru-dark
set-gdm-theme reset
set-gdm-theme -b update
set-gdm-theme backup restore
set-gdm-theme extract-
Why can't I apply/set GDM themes downloaded from gnome-look.org or other pling.com like websites?
Ans: Themes available in
GDM Themessection of those websites are for old versions of GDM and current versions of GDM don't use that kind of themes. Newer versions of GDM use a compiled gnome-shell theme as their theme. Download and install (system-wide) themes available inGnome Shell Themessection of those websites. They will work on newer versions of GDM and are supported byset-gdm-themecommand. -
When I try to set default GDM theme using
set-gdm-themetool, it sets some other theme instead of the default theme. What should I do?Ans: You should reinstall the package
gnome-shell-common(if that's not available, thengome-shell) and then run the commandset-gdm-theme set --background; set-gdm-theme backup update. This should fix the issue. -
Why does that happen?
Ans: That could happen if you use some other program to set GDM theme before using
set-gdm-themetool. More information is available in WARNING section ofset-gdm-theme(1)man page. To read it, installgdm-toolsand then run the commandman 1 set-gdm-themeon the terminal. When man page shows up, type/warningand press enter. This will take you straight to the warning section of man page.
If you like the project and want to contribute, you can do so by providing feedback or directly contributing code to it. To provide feedback, you can open an issue on github. If you don't know how to do that you can email me directly at [email protected].
You can also contribute on Patreon.
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