How do I Install a Theme Into GDM

[Stephen Morris]

Hi,

I have downloaded several themes from Gnome-looks.org for GDM, but 
I can't find any documentation on the net for installing the theme (not 
just the background picture) that actually works for F24. I've found 
lots of documentation for updating the default background, but none of 
that documentation is valid on my system as either the specified picture 
file doesn't exist in the directory specified or the specified directory 
doesn't exist. The files I've downloaded are tar.gz files which 
Gnome-tweak won't accept as being Gnome-shell theme files (I've found 
lots of doco on the net when searching for updating GDM themes that talk 
about configuring Gnome Shell).

Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted 
directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?

regards,

Steve

[Bryon Adams]

On 10/19/2016 04:38 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> Hi,
> I have downloaded several themes from Gnome-looks.org for GDM, but I
>
> can't find any documentation on the net for installing the theme (not
> just the background picture) that actually works for F24. I've found
> lots of documentation for updating the default background, but none of
> that documentation is valid on my system as either the specified picture
> file doesn't exist in the directory specified or the specified directory
> doesn't exist. The files I've downloaded are tar.gz files which
> Gnome-tweak won't accept as being Gnome-shell theme files (I've found
> lots of doco on the net when searching for updating GDM themes that talk
> about configuring Gnome Shell).
> Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted
>
> directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?
>
> regards,
>
> Steve
>
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Hi Steve,
     I believe you just need to dump them into "/usr/share/themes/" if 
you want everyone on the system to have access. Otherwise it should just 
be "~/.themes/" or "~/.local/share/themes/"
     I just put the one I use into "/usr/share/themes/" since I don't 
usually install things for single users. After that you need to fire up 
gnome-tweak-tool (if it was already open, close and re-open it) and 
select your new theme from the various drop downs in the Appearance tab.

Cheers,
   Bryon

[Stephen Morris]

On 20/10/16 11:54, Bryon Adams wrote:
> On 10/19/2016 04:38 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have downloaded several themes from Gnome-looks.org for GDM, but I
> >
> > can't find any documentation on the net for installing the theme (not
> > just the background picture) that actually works for F24. I've found
> > lots of documentation for updating the default background, but none of
> > that documentation is valid on my system as either the specified picture
> > file doesn't exist in the directory specified or the specified directory
> > doesn't exist. The files I've downloaded are tar.gz files which
> > Gnome-tweak won't accept as being Gnome-shell theme files (I've found
> > lots of doco on the net when searching for updating GDM themes that talk
> > about configuring Gnome Shell).
> > Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted
> >
> > directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
> Hi Steve,
>     I believe you just need to dump them into "/usr/share/themes/" if 
> you want everyone on the system to have access. Otherwise it should 
> just be "~/.themes/" or "~/.local/share/themes/"
>     I just put the one I use into "/usr/share/themes/" since I don't 
> usually install things for single users. After that you need to fire 
> up gnome-tweak-tool (if it was already open, close and re-open it) and 
> select your new theme from the various drop downs in the Appearance tab.

Thanks Bryon, I've extracted the files to their directories and copied 
them into /usr/share/themes, but none of the drop downs in the 
Appearance tab in Gnome-tweak-tool show any of the new themes. Is 
/usr/share/themes to location for GDM themes?
I've seen some doco on the net for installing GDM themes in Fedora that 
talk about having to update config files but I wasn't able to find the 
documented config files on my system. Is modifying config files the only 
way to update GDM themes, and if so which files do I need to update?

regards,
Steve
> Cheers,
>   Bryon
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[Bryon Adams]

On 10/20/2016 05:16 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> On 20/10/16 11:54, Bryon Adams wrote:
> > On 10/19/2016 04:38 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I have downloaded several themes from Gnome-looks.org for GDM, but I
> > >
> > > can't find any documentation on the net for installing the theme (not
> > > just the background picture) that actually works for F24. I've found
> > > lots of documentation for updating the default background, but none of
> > > that documentation is valid on my system as either the specified picture
> > > file doesn't exist in the directory specified or the specified directory
> > > doesn't exist. The files I've downloaded are tar.gz files which
> > > Gnome-tweak won't accept as being Gnome-shell theme files (I've found
> > > lots of doco on the net when searching for updating GDM themes that talk
> > > about configuring Gnome Shell).
> > > Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted
> > >
> > > directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> >
> > Hi Steve,
> >     I believe you just need to dump them into "/usr/share/themes/" if
> > you want everyone on the system to have access. Otherwise it should
> > just be "~/.themes/" or "~/.local/share/themes/"
> >     I just put the one I use into "/usr/share/themes/" since I don't
> > usually install things for single users. After that you need to fire
> > up gnome-tweak-tool (if it was already open, close and re-open it) and
> > select your new theme from the various drop downs in the Appearance tab.
>
> Thanks Bryon, I've extracted the files to their directories and copied
> them into /usr/share/themes, but none of the drop downs in the
> Appearance tab in Gnome-tweak-tool show any of the new themes. Is
> /usr/share/themes to location for GDM themes?
> I've seen some doco on the net for installing GDM themes in Fedora that
> talk about having to update config files but I wasn't able to find the
> documented config files on my system. Is modifying config files the only
> way to update GDM themes, and if so which files do I need to update?
>
> regards,
> Steve
> > Cheers,
> >   Bryon
> > _______________________________________________
> > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
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What theme are you trying to install? If you could provide the link to 
where you got it from that would be helpful. I'll see if I can get it to 
work. Like I said before, I use a theme with an installer so it's 
possible I have the method incorrect.

[Stephen Morris]

On 21/10/16 10:48, Bryon Adams wrote:
> On 10/20/2016 05:16 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > On 20/10/16 11:54, Bryon Adams wrote:
> > > On 10/19/2016 04:38 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I have downloaded several themes from Gnome-looks.org for GDM, 
> > > >
> > > > but I
> > > > can't find any documentation on the net for installing the theme (not
> > > > just the background picture) that actually works for F24. I've found
> > > > lots of documentation for updating the default background, but none of
> > > > that documentation is valid on my system as either the specified 
> > > > picture
> > > > file doesn't exist in the directory specified or the specified 
> > > > directory
> > > > doesn't exist. The files I've downloaded are tar.gz files which
> > > > Gnome-tweak won't accept as being Gnome-shell theme files (I've found
> > > > lots of doco on the net when searching for updating GDM themes that 
> > > > talk
> > > > about configuring Gnome Shell).
> > > > Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted
> > > >
> > > > directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > >
> > > Hi Steve,
> > >     I believe you just need to dump them into "/usr/share/themes/" if
> > > you want everyone on the system to have access. Otherwise it should
> > > just be "~/.themes/" or "~/.local/share/themes/"
> > >     I just put the one I use into "/usr/share/themes/" since I don't
> > > usually install things for single users. After that you need to fire
> > > up gnome-tweak-tool (if it was already open, close and re-open it) and
> > > select your new theme from the various drop downs in the Appearance 
> > > tab.
> >
> > Thanks Bryon, I've extracted the files to their directories and copied
> > them into /usr/share/themes, but none of the drop downs in the
> > Appearance tab in Gnome-tweak-tool show any of the new themes. Is
> > /usr/share/themes to location for GDM themes?
> > I've seen some doco on the net for installing GDM themes in Fedora that
> > talk about having to update config files but I wasn't able to find the
> > documented config files on my system. Is modifying config files the only
> > way to update GDM themes, and if so which files do I need to update?
> >
> > regards,
> > Steve
> > > Cheers,
> > >   Bryon
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> >
> > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
> What theme are you trying to install? If you could provide the link to 
> where you got it from that would be helpful. I'll see if I can get it 
> to work. Like I said before, I use a theme with an installer so it's 
> possible I have the method incorrect.

Thanks Bryon, the themes I'm trying to use are anotherworld_GDM, 
ClawGDMCorp, CrispClearMorningwithUserList and dmintrepid which I 
downloaded from the GDM Themes section of Gnome-Look.org.

regards,
Steve
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[Bryon Adams]

On 10/21/2016 09:27 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> On 21/10/16 10:48, Bryon Adams wrote:
> > On 10/20/2016 05:16 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > > On 20/10/16 11:54, Bryon Adams wrote:
> > > > On 10/19/2016 04:38 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I have downloaded several themes from Gnome-looks.org for GDM,
> > > > >
> > > > > but I
> > > > > can't find any documentation on the net for installing the theme (not
> > > > > just the background picture) that actually works for F24. I've found
> > > > > lots of documentation for updating the default background, but none of
> > > > > that documentation is valid on my system as either the specified
> > > > > picture
> > > > > file doesn't exist in the directory specified or the specified
> > > > > directory
> > > > > doesn't exist. The files I've downloaded are tar.gz files which
> > > > > Gnome-tweak won't accept as being Gnome-shell theme files (I've found
> > > > > lots of doco on the net when searching for updating GDM themes that
> > > > > talk
> > > > > about configuring Gnome Shell).
> > > > > Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted
> > > > >
> > > > > directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?
> > > > >
> > > > > regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Steve
> > > > >
> > > > > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > > >
> > > > Hi Steve,
> > > >     I believe you just need to dump them into "/usr/share/themes/" if
> > > > you want everyone on the system to have access. Otherwise it should
> > > > just be "~/.themes/" or "~/.local/share/themes/"
> > > >     I just put the one I use into "/usr/share/themes/" since I don't
> > > > usually install things for single users. After that you need to fire
> > > > up gnome-tweak-tool (if it was already open, close and re-open it) and
> > > > select your new theme from the various drop downs in the Appearance
> > > > tab.
> > >
> > > Thanks Bryon, I've extracted the files to their directories and copied
> > > them into /usr/share/themes, but none of the drop downs in the
> > > Appearance tab in Gnome-tweak-tool show any of the new themes. Is
> > > /usr/share/themes to location for GDM themes?
> > > I've seen some doco on the net for installing GDM themes in Fedora that
> > > talk about having to update config files but I wasn't able to find the
> > > documented config files on my system. Is modifying config files the only
> > > way to update GDM themes, and if so which files do I need to update?
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Steve
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >   Bryon
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > >
> > > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> >
> > What theme are you trying to install? If you could provide the link to
> > where you got it from that would be helpful. I'll see if I can get it
> > to work. Like I said before, I use a theme with an installer so it's
> > possible I have the method incorrect.
>
> Thanks Bryon, the themes I'm trying to use are anotherworld_GDM,
> ClawGDMCorp, CrispClearMorningwithUserList and dmintrepid which I
> downloaded from the GDM Themes section of Gnome-Look.org.
>
> regards,
> Steve
> > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
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Yeah, Sam was correct in that I had this confused for GTK themes. I 
apologize for leading you incorrectly. I cannot find that 
anotherworld_GDM and the other two don't look to have been updated in 
nearly a decade on gnome-look.org. I believe it's by design that you 
aren't able to modify the login screen. I haven't tested it, but the 
Arch Wiki has a method for changing the GDM greeter at

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GDM

It could be worth a shot, and if you want it looks like you could script 
it (they did some of it for you already). There's also an installer for 
a graphical utility, but the Fedora version hasn't been updated past F22 
or Gnome 3.16. Beyond this I'm not sure.

[Tim]

On Fri, 2016-10-21 at 08:16 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote:
> Thanks Bryon, I've extracted the files to their directories and copied
> them into /usr/share/themes, but none of the drop downs in the 
> Appearance tab in Gnome-tweak-tool show any of the new themes. Is 
> /usr/share/themes to location for GDM themes?

I shall state the obvious:  After doing that, did you log out and back
in again?

*Some* things (and I don't know if this is included), are only looked
into at login time.  Changes after login may not be noticed.

[Tim]

On Fri, 2016-10-21 at 08:16 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote:
> I've extracted the files to their directories and copied 
> them into /usr/share/themes, but none of the drop downs in the 
> Appearance tab in Gnome-tweak-tool show any of the new themes. Is 
> /usr/share/themes to location for GDM themes?

Based on the above, and Samuel's response to the thread:  Are you trying
to change the theme of the login screen?

If so, then you can't, generally, change that with any user
configuration tool.  They, usually, configure *your* session (after
you've logged in).  The login screen is managed differently.

(At least it used to be) to configure the GDM login, you need to adjust
the GDM user's settings (which you can't), or manually adjust the files
that it will use (change the XML file, and change the graphics files it
refers to).  That's what I had to do the last time I customised the
login screen.

Supposedly you can issue gconf commands to the gdm user's settings, but
I never got that to work.

Years ago, it became yet another of those things that Gnome stopped
letting you adjust.  The old methods for changing the GDM screen stopped
working, and even the gdm.conf config file doesn't do what it used to.

[Samuel Sieb]

On 10/19/2016 01:38 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted
>
> directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?

I'm pretty sure everyone that has commented so far is thinking of GTK 
themes.  GDM has become just a mode of Gnome Shell and I don't think any 
of those GDM themes will work now.  It might be possible to find a Gnome 
Shell theme that would work, but I don't know.

[Stephen Morris]

On 21/10/16 18:27, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 10/19/2016 01:38 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > Does anyone have any ideas on where I need to put the extracted
> >
> > directories and how I tell GDM which of those themes to use?
>
> I'm pretty sure everyone that has commented so far is thinking of GTK 
> themes.  GDM has become just a mode of Gnome Shell and I don't think 
> any of those GDM themes will work now.  It might be possible to find a 
> Gnome Shell theme that would work, but I don't know.

Thanks guys, what Sam is saying about config files is what I have seen 
on the net for changing the GDM login screen background (one of the 
instructions was to replace a particular png file that is the grey 
background, but I can't find the specified png file in the specified 
location on my F24 system) specified config files to update but I can't 
find the config files on my F24 system, hence the question of which 
files in F24 need to be updated to change the theme.

regards,
Steve
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