Re: Is there a way to use a custom background in terminal mode?
On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 17:36 -0700, Greg Donoghue wrote:
> Is this the package you're thinking of?
>
> Package: qingy
> Version: 0.9.7-2
> Priority: optional
> Section: admin
> Maintainer: Riccardo Stagni <unriccio@email.it>
> Uncompressed Size: 741 k
> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdirectfb-1.2-9, libncurses5 (>= 5.7+20100313),
> libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libx11-6, libxss1, libdirectfb-extra, dpkg (>=
> 1.15.4) | install-info
> Description: framebuffer-enabled replacement for getty
> qingy (Qingy Is Not GettY) is a replacement for getty that uses DirectFB to
> provide a fast, nice GUI without the overhead of the X Window System. It allows
> the user to log in and start the session of his choice (text console, GNOME,
> KDE, WMaker, ...).
>
> Main features:
> * It works ;-)
> * It remembers last user who logged in, with focus on password
> * It also rememebers last session each user chose
> * Alternatively it remembers last session on a per-tty basis
> * Fully themable
> * A theme will look the same on all machines, independently of the resolution
> * You can select your favourite theme, or a random one every time
> * Both text and X sessions are supported
> * You can start more that one X session at once
> * You can even start X inside a console when X sessions are already running
> * PAM support
> * Support for screen savers
> * Auto log-in support
> * Session locking support
> * tty specific options support
> * Customizable key bindings
> * Text mode support.
> Homepage: http://qingy.sourceforge.net/
>
Yes, that was what I was thinking of suggesting to the OP; still not
sure if it's actually what is wanted. Thanks for the info, memory's not
as good as it used to be. :-)
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