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== Login Screen and Lock Screen ==
== Login Screen and Lock Screen ==
* Since SDDM took over this has become more complicated
* Since SDDM took over this has become more complicated
** I think that SDDM works well now (18.04.3)
** I think that SDDM works well now (18.04.3)
** We hope it only gets better!
=== Login Screen ===
=== Login Screen ===
* This is configured in /usr/share/sddm/themes/breeze/
* This is configured in /usr/share/sddm/themes/breeze/
** edit the two config files.
** edit the two config files.
***theme.conf and theme.conf.user
** They look like this originally
<code>
[General]
type=color
color=#1d99f3
background=
</code>
** Remove all "types" or comment them out.
** Remove all "types" or comment them out.
* We use the below in both config files
* We use the below in both config files
** You can put the picture anywhere.
** You can put the picture anywhere and add the path.
<code>
<code>
[General]
[General]
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background=beach.jpeg
background=beach.jpeg
</code>
</code>
==== Login Screen Error ====
Occasionally a giant keyboard will popup when you are booting up or logging in.
You need to add a config file to override the default which is buried deep in sddm
If you have /etc/sddm.conf then add the line: InputMethod=
If you don't then create it with that one line.
sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf
It will open a new file. Type InputMethod= on the first line (nothing else) and save the file.
=== Lock Screen ===
=== Lock Screen ===
* This can be done directly from settings.
* This can be done directly from settings.
** Then Desktop Behavior
** Then Screen Locking
*** Click on Appearance, choose, and apply
<gallery widths="300px" heights="300px">
File:settingsDesktopBehavior.png | Desktop Behavior
File:ScreenLocking.png | Screen Locking
</gallery>

Latest revision as of 10:04, 5 October 2023

Login Screen and Lock Screen

  • Since SDDM took over this has become more complicated
    • I think that SDDM works well now (18.04.3)
    • We hope it only gets better!

Login Screen

  • This is configured in /usr/share/sddm/themes/breeze/
    • edit the two config files.
      • theme.conf and theme.conf.user
    • They look like this originally

[General] type=color color=#1d99f3 background=

    • Remove all "types" or comment them out.
  • We use the below in both config files
    • You can put the picture anywhere and add the path.

[General] type=image background=beach.jpeg

Login Screen Error

Occasionally a giant keyboard will popup when you are booting up or logging in.

You need to add a config file to override the default which is buried deep in sddm

If you have /etc/sddm.conf then add the line: InputMethod=

If you don't then create it with that one line.

sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf

It will open a new file. Type InputMethod= on the first line (nothing else) and save the file.

Lock Screen

  • This can be done directly from settings.
    • Then Desktop Behavior
    • Then Screen Locking
      • Click on Appearance, choose, and apply