How to replace login screen with lock screen

When I first turn on my computer I am greeted with the login screen which imo ugly, once I sign in and get to my desktop I can click the lock icon to access the lock screen which looks great, so I'm wondering if there's a way to see the lock screen when I open my computer rather than the login screen.

What you are specifically asking - cannot be done. The Lockscreen is handled by Gnome Shell and the Login Window is GDM - they are separate and must be, since GDM manages the First Level Authentication.

Instead, why not theme your GDM login window to something you find less ugly?

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You can use the app gdm-settings to customize the login screen. Follow the instructions for ubuntu 24.04 to install it.

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Thanks this worked well, I didn't want to do much anyways, just changed the wallpaper and text color on, while I couldn't do what I originally wanted my login screen looks much better now

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