There are other gradient limitations in this script, like the fact you’re limited to only horizontal or vertical gradients, i.e. Which is a bit of a bummer as the proper gradient would’ve looked cool. The script only used the first two hex values I passed in command, not all three. However: I’m pedantic about my own site’s branding and I know that this gradient is not the one I tried to apply. This is indeed a gradient going from purple to orange. My aim is to change the solid block of purple above in to something more related to my actual Ubuntu desktop, which is this:Īt first glance you might think it worked. And if you’re currently sleeveless? Put a shirt on you weirdo, then come join me! Change Ubuntu’s Login Screen Background Today, you can change Ubuntu’s login screen background but you’ll need to roll up your sleeves to do so. GDM is a tougher nut to crack GNOME devs really want us to see anything but a solid colour in the greeter! I looked into how to change the Ubuntu login screen background and to my surprise I learned it’s …not that easy to do!īack in the days of LightDM (Ubuntu’s old login manager) we could change the login background image in a couple clicks. Or to put it another way: Ubuntu’s login screen is not something most of us see long enough to care enough about.Īnd yet this evening curiosity got the better of me. Until now I’ve not bothered to look into how to change the GDM background because -as I’m sure many of you are about to point out- I see it for about 3 seconds tops (6 maybe, if I make a typo in my password which, yes, is often). I’m not saying the expansive block of aubergine that greets me on the Ubuntu login screen is bad, but it’s not really me.
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