Comments on: How to Set your Ubuntu Wallpaper as the bootsplash and login screen background http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Fri, 25 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ray http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-26615 Ray Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:45:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-26615 Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 Ubuntu Maverick 10.10

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-26614 Damien Oh Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:53:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-26614 Which version of Ubuntu are you using? Which version of Ubuntu are you using?

]]> By: Ray http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-26607 Ray Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:49:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-26607 I added the repo but it still isn't working for me on 10.10. Installed xsplash background settings 1.6.1 and it doesn't seem to work. Program is installed, permissions for the folder are set, but wallpaper doesn't change! Please help Thank you! I added the repo but it still isn’t working for me on 10.10. Installed xsplash background settings 1.6.1 and it doesn’t seem to work. Program is installed, permissions for the folder are set, but wallpaper doesn’t change! Please help Thank you!

]]> By: Ronda de enlaces en Del.icio.us | Vectoralia http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24961 Ronda de enlaces en Del.icio.us | Vectoralia Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:19:24 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24961 [...] How to Set your Ubuntu Wallpaper as the bootsplash and login screen background – Make Tech Eas... - [...] [...] How to Set your Ubuntu Wallpaper as the bootsplash and login screen background – Make Tech Eas… – [...]

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24846 Damien Oh Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:20:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24846 Did you add the repository? <em>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:meerkat/stable</em> Did you add the repository?

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:meerkat/stable

]]> By: Anglave http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24808 Anglave Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:43:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24808 Using Ubuntu 10.10 on a PowerBook G4 apt-get install xsplash-background-settings fails, saying E: Unable to locate package xsplash-background-settings Using Ubuntu 10.10 on a PowerBook G4

apt-get install xsplash-background-settings fails, saying
E: Unable to locate package xsplash-background-settings

]]> By: Damien Oh http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-17639 Damien Oh Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:37:29 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-17639 Thanks for notifying. Thanks for notifying.

]]> By: Mk http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-17562 Mk Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:04:08 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-17562 Quick Update - The Wallpaper daemon now downloads as a .deb file, so it installs itself, and add itself to startup automagically. Quick Update – The Wallpaper daemon now downloads as a .deb file, so it installs itself, and add itself to startup automagically.

]]> By: Monthly Roundup For January 2010 – Make Tech Easier http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-14767 Monthly Roundup For January 2010 – Make Tech Easier Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:31:47 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-14767 [...] to Install Android SDK (and Take Screenshots) in Ubuntu 9.10 How to Set your Ubuntu Wallpaper as the bootsplash and login screen background How to Add Custom Alarm Ringtones in Android How to Share a 3G Wireless Connection in Windows 7 [...] [...] to Install Android SDK (and Take Screenshots) in Ubuntu 9.10 How to Set your Ubuntu Wallpaper as the bootsplash and login screen background How to Add Custom Alarm Ringtones in Android How to Share a 3G Wireless Connection in Windows 7 [...]

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-14677 Damien Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:21:16 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-14677 @MattyD: Thanks for your script. For those who are not sure what the above code is, it is a simple script that you can use to change the XSplash login screen. Copy the code into a text editor and save it as xsplash-login.sh. Execute the script from the terminal: <em>/path-to-script/xsplash-login.sh</em> @MattyD: Thanks for your script.

For those who are not sure what the above code is, it is a simple script that you can use to change the XSplash login screen.

Copy the code into a text editor and save it as xsplash-login.sh.

Execute the script from the terminal:

/path-to-script/xsplash-login.sh

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24057 Damien Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:21:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24057 @MattyD: Thanks for your script. For those who are not sure what the above code is, it is a simple script that you can use to change the XSplash login screen. Copy the code into a text editor and save it as xsplash-login.sh. Execute the script from the terminal: <em>/path-to-script/xsplash-login.sh</em> @MattyD: Thanks for your script.

For those who are not sure what the above code is, it is a simple script that you can use to change the XSplash login screen.

Copy the code into a text editor and save it as xsplash-login.sh.

Execute the script from the terminal:

/path-to-script/xsplash-login.sh

]]> By: MattyD http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-14484 MattyD Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:57:28 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-14484 #!/bin/sh # Quick Script to change the XSplash Login Screen # MattyD mattdee@gmail.com # 1/27/2010 clear echo "This script WILL change your login screen" echo "You should backup the xsplash before running" echo "I'll try to back it up...but I make no promises..." echo "Input the specfic path to the new login graphic :" read NEWONE TIMESTAMP=`date +%m%d%y%H%M`; export TIMESTAMP sudo cp /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg /usr/share/images/xsplash/$TIMESTAMP.jpg sudo cp $NEWONE /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg sudo ls -halt /usr/share/images/xsplash/*.jpg sleep 5 echo "Testing Boot Screen...press esc key to exit test..." sleep 5 sudo xsplash echo "DONE!" #!/bin/sh

# Quick Script to change the XSplash Login Screen
# MattyD mattdee@gmail.com
# 1/27/2010

clear

echo “This script WILL change your login screen”
echo “You should backup the xsplash before running”
echo “I’ll try to back it up…but I make no promises…”
echo “Input the specfic path to the new login graphic :”
read NEWONE

TIMESTAMP=`date +%m%d%y%H%M`; export TIMESTAMP

sudo cp /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg /usr/share/images/xsplash/$TIMESTAMP.jpg

sudo cp $NEWONE /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg

sudo ls -halt /usr/share/images/xsplash/*.jpg

sleep 5

echo “Testing Boot Screen…press esc key to exit test…”

sleep 5
sudo xsplash

echo “DONE!”

]]> By: MattyD http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24056 MattyD Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:57:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24056 #!/bin/sh # Quick Script to change the XSplash Login Screen # MattyD mattdee@gmail.com # 1/27/2010 clear echo "This script WILL change your login screen" echo "You should backup the xsplash before running" echo "I'll try to back it up...but I make no promises..." echo "Input the specfic path to the new login graphic :" read NEWONE TIMESTAMP=`date +%m%d%y%H%M`; export TIMESTAMP sudo cp /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg /usr/share/images/xsplash/$TIMESTAMP.jpg sudo cp $NEWONE /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg sudo ls -halt /usr/share/images/xsplash/*.jpg sleep 5 echo "Testing Boot Screen...press esc key to exit test..." sleep 5 sudo xsplash echo "DONE!" #!/bin/sh

# Quick Script to change the XSplash Login Screen
# MattyD mattdee@gmail.com
# 1/27/2010

clear

echo “This script WILL change your login screen”
echo “You should backup the xsplash before running”
echo “I’ll try to back it up…but I make no promises…”
echo “Input the specfic path to the new login graphic :”
read NEWONE

TIMESTAMP=`date +%m%d%y%H%M`; export TIMESTAMP

sudo cp /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg /usr/share/images/xsplash/$TIMESTAMP.jpg

sudo cp $NEWONE /usr/share/images/xsplash/bg_2560x1600.jpg

sudo ls -halt /usr/share/images/xsplash/*.jpg

sleep 5

echo “Testing Boot Screen…press esc key to exit test…”

sleep 5
sudo xsplash

echo “DONE!”

]]> By: aliencam http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-14236 aliencam Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:48:55 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-14236 I found the original file here: /usr/share/images/xsplash I found the original file here: /usr/share/images/xsplash

]]> By: aliencam http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24055 aliencam Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:48:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24055 I found the original file here: /usr/share/images/xsplash I found the original file here: /usr/share/images/xsplash

]]> By: Christophe http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-14228 Christophe Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:13:01 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-14228 Hello, Thank you very much ! It works. Hello,
Thank you very much ! It works.

]]> By: Christophe http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24054 Christophe Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:13:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24054 Hello, Thank you very much ! It works. Hello,
Thank you very much ! It works.

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-14183 Damien Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:38:14 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-14183 @Christophe: If you saved the wallpaper-daemon.py file in your home folder, your filepath will be <em>/home/your-login-username/</em>. If you saved it in the wallpaper folder in your Home directory, the file path will be <em>/home/your-login-username/wallpaper</em>. Do you understand now? @Christophe: If you saved the wallpaper-daemon.py file in your home folder, your filepath will be /home/your-login-username/. If you saved it in the wallpaper folder in your Home directory, the file path will be /home/your-login-username/wallpaper.

Do you understand now?

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-24053 Damien Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:38:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-24053 @Christophe: If you saved the wallpaper-daemon.py file in your home folder, your filepath will be <em>/home/your-login-username/</em>. If you saved it in the wallpaper folder in your Home directory, the file path will be <em>/home/your-login-username/wallpaper</em>. Do you understand now? @Christophe: If you saved the wallpaper-daemon.py file in your home folder, your filepath will be /home/your-login-username/. If you saved it in the wallpaper folder in your Home directory, the file path will be /home/your-login-username/wallpaper.

Do you understand now?

]]> By: Christophe http://maketecheasier.com/set-wallpaper-as-bootsplash-background/2010/01/03#comment-14154 Christophe Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:20:48 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=10492#comment-14154 Hello, Very good way to change the login screen. But I don't understand this sentence :"Remember to change the filepath-to-script to the actual filepath". Can you help me ? Thank you, Christophe. Hello,
Very good way to change the login screen. But I don’t understand this sentence :”Remember to change the filepath-to-script to the actual filepath”. Can you help me ?
Thank you,
Christophe.

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