Lightdm is not changing background on Ubuntu 18.04
I installed Ubuntu 18.04.1 and right away installed Unity and configured lightdm instead of gdm and then removed gnome-shell while in unity enviornment.
Since then no problem except lightdm won't change background according to the wallpaper. There is also no more guest account option.
How to change the lightdm background or make it adapt to the current wallpaper? I'm not looking for moving my wallpaper folder to /usr/share/background for the adapting part. It's obviously stuck somehow because it was fine in 16.04.3. And the /home is not encrypted either.
unity gnome login lightdm wallpaper
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I installed Ubuntu 18.04.1 and right away installed Unity and configured lightdm instead of gdm and then removed gnome-shell while in unity enviornment.
Since then no problem except lightdm won't change background according to the wallpaper. There is also no more guest account option.
How to change the lightdm background or make it adapt to the current wallpaper? I'm not looking for moving my wallpaper folder to /usr/share/background for the adapting part. It's obviously stuck somehow because it was fine in 16.04.3. And the /home is not encrypted either.
unity gnome login lightdm wallpaper
asked Dec 15 at 18:51
Bluebug
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Are you trying to change the background to a single default image or do you want a background that changes on a per-user basis?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
For a single default image, these instructions worked for me using Ubuntu 18.04.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
And can we make it like it was in 16.04? which was always adapting to the user's choice of desktop background?
– Bluebug
Dec 15 at 19:02
Related question: User background/wallpaper on login screen?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:31
This article says Canonical disabled per-user backgrounds because of a security issue. The same security update disabled guest login.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:32
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I installed Ubuntu 18.04.1 and right away installed Unity and configured lightdm instead of gdm and then removed gnome-shell while in unity enviornment.
Since then no problem except lightdm won't change background according to the wallpaper. There is also no more guest account option.
How to change the lightdm background or make it adapt to the current wallpaper? I'm not looking for moving my wallpaper folder to /usr/share/background for the adapting part. It's obviously stuck somehow because it was fine in 16.04.3. And the /home is not encrypted either.
unity gnome login lightdm wallpaper
asked Dec 15 at 18:51
Bluebug
63
I installed Ubuntu 18.04.1 and right away installed Unity and configured lightdm instead of gdm and then removed gnome-shell while in unity enviornment.
Since then no problem except lightdm won't change background according to the wallpaper. There is also no more guest account option.
How to change the lightdm background or make it adapt to the current wallpaper? I'm not looking for moving my wallpaper folder to /usr/share/background for the adapting part. It's obviously stuck somehow because it was fine in 16.04.3. And the /home is not encrypted either.
unity gnome login lightdm wallpaper
unity gnome login lightdm wallpaper
asked Dec 15 at 18:51
Bluebug
63
asked Dec 15 at 18:51
Bluebug
63
asked Dec 15 at 18:51
Bluebug
63
asked Dec 15 at 18:51
Bluebug
63
asked Dec 15 at 18:51
Bluebug
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Are you trying to change the background to a single default image or do you want a background that changes on a per-user basis?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
For a single default image, these instructions worked for me using Ubuntu 18.04.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
And can we make it like it was in 16.04? which was always adapting to the user's choice of desktop background?
– Bluebug
Dec 15 at 19:02
Related question: User background/wallpaper on login screen?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:31
This article says Canonical disabled per-user backgrounds because of a security issue. The same security update disabled guest login.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:32
|
show 3 more comments
Are you trying to change the background to a single default image or do you want a background that changes on a per-user basis?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
For a single default image, these instructions worked for me using Ubuntu 18.04.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
And can we make it like it was in 16.04? which was always adapting to the user's choice of desktop background?
– Bluebug
Dec 15 at 19:02
Related question: User background/wallpaper on login screen?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:31
This article says Canonical disabled per-user backgrounds because of a security issue. The same security update disabled guest login.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:32
Are you trying to change the background to a single default image or do you want a background that changes on a per-user basis?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
Are you trying to change the background to a single default image or do you want a background that changes on a per-user basis?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
For a single default image, these instructions worked for me using Ubuntu 18.04.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
For a single default image, these instructions worked for me using Ubuntu 18.04.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
And can we make it like it was in 16.04? which was always adapting to the user's choice of desktop background?
– Bluebug
Dec 15 at 19:02
And can we make it like it was in 16.04? which was always adapting to the user's choice of desktop background?
– Bluebug
Dec 15 at 19:02
Related question: User background/wallpaper on login screen?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:31
Related question: User background/wallpaper on login screen?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:31
This article says Canonical disabled per-user backgrounds because of a security issue. The same security update disabled guest login.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:32
This article says Canonical disabled per-user backgrounds because of a security issue. The same security update disabled guest login.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:32
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Are you trying to change the background to a single default image or do you want a background that changes on a per-user basis?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
For a single default image, these instructions worked for me using Ubuntu 18.04.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:00
And can we make it like it was in 16.04? which was always adapting to the user's choice of desktop background?
– Bluebug
Dec 15 at 19:02
Related question: User background/wallpaper on login screen?
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:31
This article says Canonical disabled per-user backgrounds because of a security issue. The same security update disabled guest login.
– unutbu
Dec 15 at 19:32