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GDM2Setup is a tool that allows one to change the background image and GTK engine of the new GDM for GNOME 2.30. In Linux Mint 9/Ubuntu 10.4, open terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gdm2setup/gdm2setup
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-gdm2setup

Once done there will be a second Login Screen in your menus indicated with (GDM2Setup). From there one can change general options, wallpaper, decoration, and theme of GDM.

as root

apt-get install numlockx

edit /etc/gdm/Init/Default and go to the bottom of the text file where it says exit 0 and add the following lines above it:

if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then
/usr/bin/numlockx on
fi