Howto: Install KDM themes in Kubuntu 11.10

I noticed a lack of search results for this so I'll post the howto. All the search results pointed to the theme manager (package kdmtheme) But it seems to be obsolete. Here is the manual way:

1) Download the theme you want

2) In terminal (cd to directory of theme file): tar -xzvf (theme).tar.gz

3) In terminal: sudo mv /usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes

4) Assign the new theme: System Settings > Login Screen (located at the bottom of the window) > Theme Tab > Select newly installed them > apply > exit.

5) Log out to see it.

Saving xorg.conf in nvidia-setttings

I ran into some trouble saving my nvidia-settings. For some reason at the time, I was not able to open nvidia-settings as root. If you're having the same issue, here's the workaround.

(you may have to run nvidia-xconfig (as root), I ran it before the fix and the fix worked so you might want to do it)

The fix: After clicking "Save to X Configuration File" click "Show Preview" instead of save. CTRL+A and COPY.

In KDE open Kate, in Gnome open Gedit. Then PASTE code and save in your home folder. (I saved it in my Documents folder)

Open a terminal. Type (as root or using sudo): mv /where/you/saved/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf

This will overwrite the old xorg.conf file with the new one you just created.

Restart.