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‘LightDM’ to replace GDM login screen in Ubuntu 11.10
‘LightDM’ will replace the standard ‘GDM’ login experience for Ubuntu 11.10, based on a decision taken today at the Ubuntu Developer Summit.
Download the default user avatars for Chrome OS
Do you use a ‘picture’ for your user account? Most don’t, but I find that it makes using Ubuntu a weeny bit more personable at log-in time.
Ubuntu ships with a healthy heap of choices, but if they don’t do it for you the following avatars, bound for Chrome OS and uncovered by the folks over at Chrome OS Story, just might.
Small tool to change the login window appearance
Easily configure the GDM – ‘login manager’ to the rest of us – with this a simple tool.
Login to Ubuntu using your face [Updated with PPA]
Facial recognition software may be nothing new but did you know you can use your webcam to log in to your Ubuntu desktop?
Logging in to Ubuntu with nothing more than a smile is possible using the pam-face-authentication utility which was specifically designed for regular everyday users to use.
GDM2Setup Lets You Customize Your Karmic Login Screen
One complaint many users had when upgrading to Karmic was the loss of a GDM (login screen) setup tool to easily tweak the appearance of the login screen. Versions prior to Karmic allowed you to fully theme the login screen but Karmic saw the introduction of a new version of GDM, resulting in the loss [...]
Karmic GDM Gets New Glowy Icons
Karmic’s GDM received some small updates today that brought with them a new HumanLoginIcon set full of beautiful glowing icons – much more akin to the mock-up than the previous humanity icons used in it’s place. [Click to view supersize] It also has replaced the ‘computer’ icon of the login window with a glowing Ubuntu [...]
How To Customize The New GDM In Karmic
Karmic’s new GDM isn’t as customizable as the previous version due to a complete re-write from the ground up. Just take a look at the login preferences screen from Jaunty: – and this is the same login preferences window in Karmic: – As you can see, the tweakabilityâ„¢ factor is somewhat reduced. But never fear [...]
Karmic Koala’s New Login Screen Revealed [Updated]
The login window that will be greeting all users of Karmic Koala has finally been revealed! The GDM design as a whole, like with the XSplash, sticks very closely to the mock-ups the Ubuntu Design Team shared back at the start of this ride… [Update 26th September] Although several major websites are saying that this [...]
Karmic Boot/GDM/Login Screen – Updated Design
The GDM/Login Screen proposal for Karmic Koala has received a slight update since my last post. At first glance it appears nothing major has been changed. Looking a bit closer you can see more subtle changes such as a glow around selected user, revised borders and, most notably, the overall colour scheme has been changed [...]
Karmic’s New Boot & Login Screen
The boot screen design proposal has undergone a minor revision since this post was written. Check out the revised boot screen/GDM screen by clicking your way over to this post. The Ubuntu design team have published mock-ups of the proposed Ubuntu 9.10 Boot and GDM screens. In a post on the Ubuntu-art mailing list, [...]
New Jaunty Login Screen Updated!
A not-entirely-major revision to the Jaunty Jackalope login screen was released today. Have a peek: – Doesn’t look any different to you? Here’s the original Jaunty GDM: – It’s a subtle change, but a good one IMO. I prefer the highlighted entry field and bigger Ubuntu logo, however i did like the transparent bar of [...]