LightDM Neon Theme

A modern and customizable theme for nody-greeter / web-greeter in a nostalgic neon look

Make it your own

You can customize the theme to your own preferences.

• enter your own text for the neon sign or simply display a clock
• change the accent color (used for neon sign, user avatar placeholders, ...)
• choose from different fonts for the neon sign
• choose from different background images or use your own
• enable / disable the splashscreen
• and more...

Demo

Click here for a fully functional live demo of the theme.

Installation

💡 You still need to enable the theme after installation.

Manual

git clone https://github.com/hertg/lightdm-neon.git
cd lightdm-neon
make build
sudo make install

sudo make uninstall

AUR

paru -S lightdm-theme-neon-git

💡 paru is an AUR helper written in Rust

Enable the theme

Make sure to set the theme in your greeter configuration.

# /etc/lightdm/web-greeter.yml
greeter:
    theme: neon

Compatibility

This theme is developed for web-greeter / nody-greeter. The no longer maintained Antergos/web-greeter is not supported.

Build

Dependencies

• nodejs (v16+)
• npm

Build

make build

Run in dev mode

make dev

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md

Credits

See CREDITS.md

Links

• Building a LightDM Webkit Greeter Theme (chathandriehuys.com)
• lightdm-webkit-theme (github.com)
• lightdm-webkit2-greeter (github.com)
• lightdm-webkit2-theme-reactive (github.com)
• nody-greeter