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Create your own login screens in ubuntu.. Components of a GDM Theme A GDM Theme is basically composed by: * A background image * A screenshot to be displayed in the GDM Configuration * Icons (images for the icon bar) * An xml file, where the actual theme is defined. This file allows the declaration of frames, images, the login box, caps lock warning frame, background, icons, multi-language captions, etc. * The GdmGreeterTheme.desktop file, which is not a true .desktop file, but it contains the name of the xml, screenshot and other information to be displayed in the GDM Configuration screen. 1. Create a theme directory... $ mkdir mytheme $ cd mytheme 2. Now copy the images to the directory and create a the xml file.... $ vi mytheme.xml In general, the first item to be changed is the background image. The background image must be at least as big as the screen resolution. In order to make the theme suitable to other users, it is a good idea to use at least 1600x1200 pixel images, as...