It didn’t take long and with the for end September planned Snow Leopard release nearing it was only a matter of time anymore. The default backgrounds for Apple’s next operating system, Mac OS X 10.6, are in typical Apple style. (Download link after the jump)
If you are on Mac X.5, AKA Leopard, and want to change the default login background, open Terminal (Applications -> Utilities) and type following:
cd /System/Library/CoreServices
sudo mv DefaultDesktop.jpg DefaultDesktop_org.jpg
sudo cp /Path/to/picture/you/want/to/use/image.jpg DefaultDesktop.jpg
Note: You will be asked to login with your admin credentials. To make things easier, for the last command, you can drag&drop the image in to the Terminal window.
If you feel even more creative, you can also change the default ‘Apple logo’ during boot with the free BootXChanger application. Return to the coloured Apple!
Download the complete pack here [Rapidshare link]. Pictures above are linked in full size.
[...] If you can not wait until the release of Snow Leopard end September, you can grab the official Snow Leopard background wallpapers here. [...]