[CentOS] Changing gdm background
Phil Wyett
philwyett at aura-tech-systems.co.uk
Mon Jul 14 22:11:26 UTC 2014
On Mon, 2014-07-14 at 21:21 +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-07-14 at 21:13 +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:
> > On Mon, 2014-07-14 at 12:32 -0500, Ian Pilcher wrote:
> > > Anyone know how to do $SUBJECT? I've tried running both gnome-control-
> > > center and dconf as the gdm user, but neither one had any effect.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Best way to-do this and one that is reversible if needed.
> >
> > - Open terminal.
> > - Do: 'cd /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme'
> > - Do: 'sudo cp -f noise-texture.png noise-texture.png.orig'
> > - Pick a wallpaper that is 'png' and the same resolution as your screen.
> > - Do: 'sudo cp -f /path_to/my_image.png noise-texture.png'
> >
> > You may need to experiment with the size of the image to match your
> > resolution.
> >
> > To reverse the changes:
> >
> > - Do: 'cd /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme'
> > - Do: 'sudo cp -f noise-texture.png.orig noise-texture.png'
> > - Do: 'sudo rm -f noise-texture.png.orig'
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Phil
>
> Side note:
>
> Why I say same resolution as screen is that the noise-texture.png that
> is used is smaller than the screen and then tiled. If you wished, you
> could create a funky smaller patterned image that will tile to make for
> a more consistent background. Hmm... something like a (hint hint) darker
> blue CentOS inspired look rather than the grey - god who chose drab
> grey. :-(
>
> Regards
>
> Phil
Ok, I was bored waiting for a database to populate...
As a test for the method in this thread after mentioning CentOS blue.
http://picpaste.com/pics/screenshot.1405375477.png
The image used can be grabbed:
http://picpaste.com/pics/noise-texture-KjhU2rzp.1405375756.png
Regards
Phil
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