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Installing a new theme for SDDM is a good way to improve the appearance of your Linux login screen. This guide will take you through the steps required to install an SDDM theme.
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Visit the Pling website to find and download an SDDM theme:
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To extract the downloaded theme, you can use either the file explorer or the terminal. If you're using the terminal, navigate to the folder containing the downloaded theme and run:
tar -xvf theme-name
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After extracting the theme, move it to the appropriate directory for SDDM themes:
sudo mv theme-name /usr/share/sddm/themes/
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Next, edit the SDDM configuration file to add (or edit) the Theme section. You can find the configuration file at /etc/sddm.conf.
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Finally, restart the SDDM service to apply the changes. Run the following command:
sudo systemctl restart sddm.service
I hope this article has been helpful in improving your experience using Linux.