Install more MDM (Mint Display Manager) themes

crismblog
   12 years ago
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You can download more MDM themes from Gnome Look. To use a theme, you'll have to extract the downloaded archives because you'll have to make some changes:
  • rename the "GdmGreeterTheme.desktop" file to "MdmGreeterTheme.desktop"
  • open "MdmGreeterTheme.desktop" with a text editor and change "[GdmGreeterTheme]" to "[MdmGreeterTheme]"
Once you're done, archive the theme folder to .tar.gz and use the MDM Configuration Tool (mdmsetup) to install the new theme:

mdm preferences linux mint


Note: when renaming the .desktop file, it may automatically be renamed to "MdmGreeterTheme.desktop.desktop" - if that happens, use the terminal to rename it to "MdmGreeterTheme.desktop" (a single .desktop) using the "mv" command.

source: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-mint-display-manager-mdm-in.html

Comments
mikech 9 years ago

This is completely obtuse. It does not say where this mysterious fle is or why these changes are needed, It also does not explain how to add themes.

clem 11 years ago

Hi,

This is no longer the case. Recognizing the fact that GDM themes are very numerous already and that the current GDM isn't themeable, recent versions of MDM work with GDM themes.

So the file should be GdmGreeterTheme.desktop and it should contain a [GdmGreeterTheme] section.

sujitnag 11 years ago

@ mikefreeman

you see this
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1242

for make your MDM theme

enjoy

mikefreeman 11 years ago

I downloaded a theme from Gnome-Look.org that is already in MDM format (file already named MdmGreeterTheme.desktop). However, it was hosted on DeviantArt, and downloads as a .zip file. I uncompressed the file, and recompressed it to .tar.gz. MDM Setup says the following:

Not a theme archive
File not a tar.gz or tar archive

Any ideas?

Mintification 12 years ago

Great tutorial - a very easy way of customising MDM.