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  sudo pacman -S slim-themes archlinux-themes-slim
  sudo pacman -S slim-themes archlinux-themes-slim
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== Preview Installed Themes ==
== Preview Installed Themes ==
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== Set Installed Themes ==
== Set Installed Themes ==
Setting an installed theme is undertaken in the following section, also located near the bottom of the SLiM configuration file:
# Automatically login the default user (without entering
# the password. Set to "yes" to enable this feature
# <font color="green">'''auto_login          no'''</font color>
=== Open the Slim Configuration File ===


You will need to first open your terminal in order to edit the '''SLiM configuration file'''. The syntax of the command to do this is:
You will need to first open your terminal in order to edit the '''SLiM configuration file'''. The syntax of the command to do this is:
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{{warning|Make sure that you list the name of the desired theme correctly.}}
{{warning|Make sure that you list the name of the desired theme correctly.}}


Enabling the automatic login is undertaken in the following section, located near the bottom of the SLiM configuration file:
Enabling the automatic login is undertaken in the following section, located near the bottom of the SLiM configuration file:


# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to  
# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to  
# randomly choose from
# randomly choose from
<font color="green">'''current_theme      default'''</font color>
<font color="green">'''current_theme      default'''</font color>




To change the theme, simply replace the name of the current theme listed after the '''current_theme''' command (e.g. default) with the name of the desired theme to set. As an example, SliM has been configured to use the ''mindlock'' theme:
To change the theme, simply replace the name of the current theme listed after the '''current_theme''' command (e.g. default) with the name of the desired theme to set. As an example, SliM has been configured to use the ''mindlock'' theme:


# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to  
# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to  
# randomly choose from
# randomly choose from
<font color="green">'''current_theme      mindlock'''</font color>
<font color="green">'''current_theme      mindlock'''</font color>