GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux System Administration Guide

Graphical Login Screen Settings

Use the Graphical greeter tabbed section to set preferences for the graphical login screen.

Table 5–3 lists the graphical login screen settings that you can configure.

Table 5–3 Graphical Login Screen Settings

Element 

Description 

Theme list 

Select a theme to use for the graphical login screen. You can preview the theme at the right side of the dialog. 

Install new theme

You can add a theme to the list of available themes. The new theme must be an archive file that is tarred and zipped. That is, the new theme must be a .tar.gz file.

To install a new theme, perform the following steps: 

  1. Click on the Install new theme button.

  2. Use the dialog to select the archive file. When you have selected the file, click OK.

Delete theme

To delete a theme, select the theme, the click on the Delete theme button.