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How do I change the wallpaper of the login screen?

I would like to set the wallpaper in the login screen (Unity Greeter), how do I do that?
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6 answers
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How do I add new wallpapers?

I have Ubuntu 11.10 installed and want to download and install additional wallpapers on my desktop. How do I do this?
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6 answers
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Why does LightDM only show a custom wallpaper on the login screen if I have selected one of the default wallpapers? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add customized wallpapers so they appear in the dynamic unity greeter? LightDM only changes wallpapers if I have selected one of the default wallpapers. If I choose ...
Mauricio's user avatar
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9 votes
2 answers
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Unity greeter does not display custom wallpaper

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit . I know this question has popped up many times but I want to make it very clear that none of the posts helped me a bit. my Problem: I am unable to get my custom ...
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7 votes
4 answers
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How to get Ubuntu version number on the Wallpaper?

I want to have Ubuntu Version name on my Desktop Wallpaper same as we have at login screen (LDM greeter) of UBUNTU 12.04LTS at bottom. I want the same way on my desktop wallpaper on opposite side (...
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2 answers
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How to disable changing desktop background (wallpapers) automatically in Ubuntu 12.04?

After I upgraded to the Ubuntu 12.04, it seems if I want a wallpaper, the only option is the default one, and the desktop background (wallpapers) would be changed throughout the day (once per hour). ...
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1 answer
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"Are you sure you want to proceed?" on login

I'm running a system with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and about a month ago, I started getting a pop-up message when I login asking if I would like to proceed. The only option is ok, and when I click it, ...
Techdroid's user avatar
3 votes
3 answers
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Wallpaper not showing on login screen

Problem I have a custom wallpaper as my desktop background, but it doesn't show up on the login screen and the default Ubuntu Unity "greeter" is shown. Past Cases In the past, they used to show up ...
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3 votes
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How to set Default Unity Login Screen in Ubuntu 12.04 with Differant user background Screens [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add customized wallpapers so they appear in the dynamic unity greeter? Installed Pangolin 12.04 X64 with 2 users, one user has The default Unity Login Screen with a ...
Ian Lester's user avatar
1 vote
3 answers
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How to move my downloaded wallpapers to the default wallpaper directory

,I used a Newbie tutorial to download several wallpapers. The tutorial suggested that I create a 'wallpapers' folder on my desktop to store them. That worked fine, but now I want to move those files ...
ChunkyDrew's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
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Adding Custom Wallpapers to 'Wallpaper' section? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add customized wallpapers so they appear in the dynamic unity greeter? Here is what I am doing: Right-click on desktop > select "Change Desktop Background" > under ...
Zetheroo's user avatar
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2 answers
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Logon wallpaper differs from user wallpaper [duplicate]

Since I changed my wallpaper, I noticed that the logon screen didn't update. It still uses the wallpaper before I updated it. This is in Ubuntu 13.04. Anywone any suggestions? I have been playing ...
Brent Roose's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
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Desktop Background doesn't show up on logon screen [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add customized wallpapers so they appear in the dynamic unity greeter? I re-installed ubuntu 12.10 and now this feature does not work.
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Unity-Greeter not showing personal wallpaper [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I add customized wallpapers so they appear in the dynamic unity greeter? I did a fresh install of ubuntu 12.04 64bit and for some reason my personal wallpaper is not ...
Kruptein's user avatar