Customizing the GDM appearanceGDM v3.0+ allows for some basic customization, such as changing the logo icon, display background, and GTK theme. To do so:Edit /etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults as rootUncomment and/or modify the desired settingsSave and close the editorFinally, run as root: dpkg-reconfigure gdm3The command 'dpkg-reconfigure gdm3' will cause gdm to reload its configuration upon the next logout or reboot.Note: When changing the background image, the target file must be world-readable.
aclark@pleco 0 /etc/gdm3 $ egrep -v '(^#|^$)' greeter.dconf-defaults[org/gnome/desktop/interface][org/gnome/desktop/background]picture-uri='file:///usr/share/backgrounds/TNAwallpaper4K.jpg'picture-options='zoom'[org/gnome/login-screen]logo='/usr/share/images/vendor-logos/logo-text-version-128.png'disable-user-list=true[org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/power]
aclark@pleco 0 /etc/gdm3 $ ls -l /usr/share/backgrounds/TNAwallpaper4K.jpg-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2310969 Apr 3 10:34 /usr/share/backgrounds/TNAwallpaper4K.jpg
aclark@pleco 0 /etc/gdm3 $ cat /etc/debian_versionbuster/sid
aclark@pleco 0 /etc/gdm3 $ ps -ef | grep '[g]dm3'root 942 1 0 11:24 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm3aclark 2779 2756 0 12:05 tty2 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-wayland-session /usr/bin/gnome-session
aclark@pleco 0 /etc/gdm3 $ dpkg -l gdm3Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)||/ Name Version Architecture Description+++-==============-============-============-=================================ii gdm3 3.30.2-3 amd64 GNOME Display Manager