Following the request of our favorite Troll: Courage, I write this article to show you how to install and configure themes in SLiM. Something really easy.
Installing themes.
In Archlinux:
# pacman -S slim-themes archlinux-themes-slim
On Debian:
It already brings some by default, although we can find others here and I even made a couple of them myself a long time ago: Topic 1 y Topic 2. These themes are downloaded, unzipped and put into / usr / share / slim / themes.
To test the themes without having to close the session, we open a terminal and write:
slim -p /usr/share/slim/themes/<nombre de la carpeta del tema>
Ok I already downloaded it and tried it. How do I put it in SLiM?
It is very simple, to do that we open a terminal and using our favorite editor, we edit the file /etc/slim.conf:
$ sudo nano /etc/slim.conf
Inside this file we look for the line:
# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to
randomly choose from
current_theme default
And we replace default o the name that is, with the name of the folder that contains the theme we want to use.
Perfect, because I only have to do the one with Kuchiki Rukia and put it
I have already installed it but I do not get any menu
Is the file pass for both of you or just for Debian?
It's for both of us .. What menu are you talking about?
Nothing anymore, being for both of us is all text mode
the theme is very nice and I would like to know how to install it in opensuse
greeting
vlwfwi, Holmes
I don't know how to install SLiM on openSUSE, although I guess a:
rpm -i slimIt should work. The configuration should be the same.
forgive my ignorance, but what is slim?
something like gdm, kdm ...?
Yup 🙂
But much lighter 😀
Bah the damn SLiM does not work for me, it gives me an error and does not let me log in, I had to enter text mode to put GDM again, I will try with another manager to see
It's not SLiM's fault .. I'm sure .. Maybe it's something in your .xinitrc or .xsession
It may be but in the end I have put LXDM
Hello, good tuto! I hope you answer me sometime! Step by step everything perfect, except in the end: sometimes I load /etc/slim.conf empty and other times with the options you mention. Do you know what to do in that case? I have the default Debian login and it doesn't catch my attention (bah, it chose by default the worst one it could, all pink heh!)
I clarify that after slim -p / usr / share / slim / themes / it is seen that the theme is installed but when I restart the one I choose does not appear (when it loads the /etc/slim.conf) but the one that Debian wants
I hope you can answer me!
Greetings Claudio:
It is that I do not understand what happens. When you put in console:
$ sudo nano /etc/slim.confDoesn't the SLiM configuration come out?
A window opens but is blank. The strangest thing is that once text did appear and when I changed the name of the folder «fingerprint» it only configured a default login which is fierce
Well, that happens when you open a file that usually doesn't exist. At this point I assume you have Slim installed. Open a terminal and put:
$ ls -l /etc/slim.confand tell me what gives you back. By the way, I suggest that if the problem persists, open a thread in our forum where you will receive more help. 😉
There I hit what he put me.
root @ debian: / home / claudio # ls -l /etc/slim.conf
-rw-r – r– 1 root root 3015 Mar 23 17:26 /etc/slim.conf
And I clarify that with slim -p / usr / share / slim / themes / I can see how the new login would look
So the file exists. Try opening it with a text editor ...
Thanks for the answers, I'm entering the novice stage with little knowledge and well I have to bother a little bit. From the gedit editor I opened it and there is text. Here I paste how it appears and I think that it should load the one I want in the login.
On the other hand, another file appears slim.conf: but with the: stuck.
I did not get the quote
# Path, X server and arguments (if needed)
# Note: -xauth $ authfile is automatically appended
default_path / usr / local / bin: / usr / bin: / bin: / usr / local / games: / usr / games
default_xserver / usr / bin / X11 / X
xserver_arguments -nolisten tcp
# Commands for halt, login, etc.
halt_cmd / sbin / shutdown -h now
reboot_cmd / sbin / shutdown -r now
console_cmd / usr / bin / xterm -C -fg white -bg black + sb -T "Console login" -e / bin / sh -c "/ bin / cat /etc/issue.net; exec / bin / login »
#suspend_cmd / usr / sbin / suspend
# Full path to the xauth binary
xauth_path / usr / bin / X11 / xauth
# Xauth file for server
authfile /var/run/slim.auth
# Activate numlock when slim starts. Valid values: on | off
# numlock on
# Hide the mouse cursor (note: does not work with some WMs).
# Valid values: true | false
#hidecursor false
# This command is executed after a successful login.
# you can place the% session and% theme variables
# to handle launching of specific commands in .xinitrc
# depending on chosen session and slim theme
#
# NOTE: if your system does not have bash you need
# to adjust the command according to your preferred shell,
# ie for freebsd use:
# login_cmd exec / bin / sh - ~ / .xinitrc% session
login_cmd exec / bin / bash -login / etc / X11 / Xsession% session
# Commands executed when starting and exiting a session.
# They can be used for registering an X11 session with
# sessreg. You can use the% user variable
#
# sessionstart_cmd some command
# sessionstop_cmd some command
# Start in daemon mode. Valid values: yes | do not
# Note that this can be overridden by the command line
# options "-d" and "-nodaemon"
#daemon yes
# Available sessions (first one is the default).
# The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd
# above, so your login command can handle different sessions.
# see the xinitrc.sample file shipped with slim sources
sessions default, startxfce4, openbox, ion3, icewm, wmaker, blackbox, awesome
# Executed when pressing F11 (requires imagemagick)
screenshot_cmd scrot /root/slim.png
# welcome message. Available variables:% host,% domain
welcome_msg Welcome to% host
#Sessionmessage. Prepended to the session name when pressing F1
# session_msg Session:
# shutdown/reboot messages
shutdown_msg The system is halting…
reboot_msg The system is rebooting…
# default user, leave blank or remove this line
# to avoid pre-loading the username.
#default_user simone
# Focus the password field on start when default_user is set
# Set to "yes" to enable this feature
#focus_password no
# Automatically login the default user (without entering
# the password. Set to “yes” to enable this feature
#auto_login no
# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to
# randomly choose from
current_theme firgerprint
#Lock file
lockfile /var/run/slim.lock
# log file
logfile /var/log/slim.log
For future configuration files or those containing extensive code, it would be great if you use the paste our, thus we avoid that the comments are so extensive with code 😉
I get it. Maybe that's the problem. Make sure that the one you opened is saved as slim.conf and delete later slim.conf:
Ok, and what would the command look like? rm /etc/slim.conf :?
I appreciate the help!
Yup, or if you use sudo:
$ sudo rm /etc/slim.conf:And you're welcome, that's what we're here for, to help us.
I managed to eliminate it but when I restart to test, it keeps loading the same login and not the one I want.
I realized that as a fool I was not doing nano / etc ... but nano etc / ... that's why the file appeared empty. In short, it remains unsolved. If an answer occurs to you, fine. If not, I will register it in the forum. And in that case, in which sector?
Well, I can't really think of anything. I that you review all this again. Open a terminal and put this:
$ sudo gedit /etc/slim.confIf everything comes out as it should be, you modify it as you want and then save. Also make sure that the folder where the new theme is has the permissions of the rest of the themes.
I use "su" to be root, I don't know why but with "sudo" it won't let me log in. I can already access slim.conf perfectly and I changed the name of the folder to the theme I want.
I don't know how to do that "folder where the new theme is has the permissions of the rest of the themes." Maybe that's the question!
What distribution do you use? The problem with sudo is that you don't have it configured, but hey, that's another issue. So you already made the change in slim.conf, ok. Check that there is no other slim.conf file and restart the session .. Or did you already?
Debian 6.0 with GNOME. Right now I can't reboot because I started working but I doubt the change was applied.
Ha! I was referring to Logout, but ok. Then you tell me.
Still the same! The same pinky Debian default login! Ahhhh heh!
I was able to do it, thank you very much for the time and help! I downloaded another package and it goes from ten!