[HowTo] Change the Lock Screen Wallpaper in Manjaro XFCE

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This quick tutorial will show you how to change the lock screen wallpaper in Manjaro XFCE!

I myself was trying to change it from 30 minutes or so but was not finding any 1 article about it. Then I checked out some more and tried 2-3 things on my own and was successfully able to do it. I hope this tutorial will help the people who cannot change it!

  1. Open the LightDM Gtk+ Greeter: Settings App from the apps menu:

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  2. Type your password in the Authentication windows and click on authenticate:
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  3. You will see the Image option inside the Background Category and click on the imagename.jpg button

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  4. You will be prompted to select an image from your computer.

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  5. Select the image and click on open:
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  6. Click on save:
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  7. ReBoot your system.

  8. Now, You should be able to see the lock-screen wallpaper changed!

I hope this short tutorial helped you!

Thanks for reading!

Regards,
Hrishikesh

PS: For Forum Managers: Please change the Category of this Topic to Tutorials! [ Because I don’t have access to do it! ]

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To note: images from the system must be used, as LightDM can’t access users’ home directories.

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Oh Yes!
Forgot to add that note in the tutorial!
Thanks for helping me improve it!