A fork of the Materia GTK theme.

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README.md: Move GDM Theme section to wiki

by roundabout, Saturday, 7 October 2017, 03:32:57 (1507347177), pushed by roundabout, Sunday, 11 May 2025, 13:22:16 (1746969736)

Author identity: nana-4 <hnmaigo@gmail.com>

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README.md

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                                            To use the Chrome theme,
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1. Open the `chrome` folder on `/usr/share/themes/Materia<-variant>`.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        2. Drag and drop the `.crx` files onto the Chrome/Chromium _Extensions_ page: `chrome://extensions`
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        2. Drag and drop the `.crx` files onto the Chrome/Chromium Extensions page: `chrome://extensions`
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ## GDM Theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### GDM Theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            You can change the GDM (lock/login screen) theme by replacing the default GNOME Shell theme.  
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        However, if it fails, the desktop environment may not operate correctly. So please **be careful** if doing this.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        #### :warning: Cautions:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - When applying this, other third-party GNOME Shell themes would look broken until you restore to the original theme.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        - If GNOME Shell has been updated, it will be restored to the original theme, so you will need to install this again.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Installation
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        1. Select a **GTK+** theme to decide which variant to install.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        2. Run the following commands to back up and replace the default theme file.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          ```sh
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          GTK_THEME=$(gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme | sed "s/'//g")
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          sudo cp -v --backup /usr/share{/themes/$GTK_THEME,}/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          > **Note:** If you don't want to overwrite the backup on the second and subsequent runs, delete the `--backup` option.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        3. Restart GNOME Shell. (If you are running _GNOME on Xorg_, press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> then type `r`.)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ### Uninstallation
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        1. Restore to the original theme from the backup.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          ```sh
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          sudo mv -v /usr/share/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-theme.gresource{~,}
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          ```
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        2. Restart GNOME Shell. (If you are running _GNOME on Xorg_, press <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F2</kbd> then type `r`.)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        See the wiki for details: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/wiki/GDM-Theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
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