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GDM theme install on Ubuntu 19.10

Created by: freethebit

Using the sudo ./install --gdm at first I was getting error that gdm3.css already exist.

Had to rename the symbolic links:

  • /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css
  • /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gdm3.css

Run again sudo ./install --gdm and install with no error message, but was not working. To make it work had to:

  • Leave the /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gdm3.css as it is since the ubuntu fresh isntall.
  • Manually update the symbolic link /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css to point to /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/Mojave/gnome-shell.css instead of /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/Yaru/gnome-shell.css.

The cmd to update the symbolic link that I used:

sudo ln -sfn /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/Mojave/gnome-shell.css /etc/alternatives/gdm3.css

Reboot... and it worked, but not sure this is the way it was suppose to be.

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