KDM (KDE Display Manager) is the default graphical login interface of the K Desktop Environment. Anyone who uses KDE should know that KDM is highly customizable and can be easily configured.
If you are already bored with your simple KDE login screen, you can spice it up a little through theming. To help you, I have collected several user-submitted and ready-to-use KDM themes that I think would stand out above all others. Enjoy!
If you are already bored with your simple KDE login screen, you can spice it up a little through theming. To help you, I have collected several user-submitted and ready-to-use KDM themes that I think would stand out above all others. Enjoy!
Pulsar
Asphyxia
WorldKdm
Noir
Earth-abstract
Sweet Darkness
Login-scan 'fusion'
TrueNature
Linux Passion
Toxic
Free your world
Shuttle
Umbrella Corp
Access
Amora
Why is a KDE theme using a GNOME foot?
ReplyDeletewhoaa! I love the true nature!
ReplyDeleteSo, how does one install some of these themes. I download them, untar into a directory and when I try to install, nothing is found to install.
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't untar them. Just run 'System Settings' from the K-menu and under 'Advanced' tab choose 'Login Manager' and then the 'Theme' tab 'Install New Theme. Sadly I had no luck with any other theme than Earth abstract :(
ReplyDeleteAs an update to my previous post. I know now what the problem with some of these themes was and how to fix it.
ReplyDeleteIf you have a problem installing any of these do the following:
Unpack/untar the theme (right click on file and Extract archive here should work). Then you have to edit file called KdmGreeterTheme.desktop. In this file change [GdmGreeterTheme] to [KdmGreeterTheme]. Save the file and then tar and gzip it (right click on the directory -> Compress -> Gzip compressed tar-archive). It should be installable now.
Some other problem could be that the KdmGreeterTheme.desktop doesn't exist att all. Instead there is a GdmGreeterTheme.desktop. Rename it and change inside of it as described above.
Have fun!
Lovely, really lovely themes =)
ReplyDeleteIf you are using opensuse 10.3 with KDE3 desktop then unzip the file into ..
ReplyDelete/opt/kde3/share/apps/kdm/themes
You can then select your theme in Yast ( not in the KDE control Center).
In Yast select the 'System' Icon in the left pane, then select the '/etc/sysconfig Editor' icon. Then in the new dialog box that appears expand the 'Desktop' option by clicking on the '+' symbol, then expand 'Display Manager' in the same way, then click on the 'DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME'. The default setting will be SUSE. Replace this with the name of you new theme, ie I downloaded the ToxicTheme. So I entered ToxicTheme.
I'm don't know whether it's needed but I also edited the KdmGreeterTheme.desktop file and changed [GdmGreeterTheme] to [KdmGreeterTheme]. I guess this is also a good place to find the name of the Theme for use in editing /etc/sysconfig
Regards
Came here for the Amora theme, although its a bit dated it works like a charm on my old laptop. Thank you!
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