How do I change boot screen and login screen background?

I'm on Debian with XFCE I've already tried modifying /etc/default/grub and /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf The first resulted in nothing (I actually have grub timeout set to 0, so I'm not sure if I only need changing grub's config), the bootsplash was still default The second resulted in black login bg

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hendrik@palaver.p3x.de · 11 pts · 82d

I think the boot splash is done by a software called Plymouth. At least that used to be the case when I last had a boot splash: https://wiki.debian.org/plymouth

As for the login greeter... That could have a bunch of different reasons. Maybe you have a typo in the config. Maybe the picture has the wrong format. Or the file system permissions are wrong hence it can't be loaded?!

Maiq@piefed.social · 6 pts · 82d

Pretty sure you have to rebuild the grub update-grub after editing the config files.

There are programs to help like grub-custonizer.

Careful as messing with grub can break your system.

eldavi@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 81d (3 replies)

if your grub timeout is set to zero, you're almost never going to see the bootloader screen.

pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 81d (2 replies)

Prolly, but I do see some wallpaper while my computer is booting, and it's not my home screen wallpaper

SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 81d

That's plymouth, not grub

eldavi@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 69d

there's likely at least 3: one for the bootloader; one for the display manager; and one for your screen wallpaper.

it's the same w windows