diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5318e9..ee3675a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ EMBLEMS=$(wildcard emblems/*png emblems/*icon)
 SPLASH=$(wildcard splash/*.png)
 PIXMAPS=$(wildcard pixmaps/*.png)
 DESKTOPFILES=$(wildcard *.desktop)
-GDMTHEMES=$(wildcard gdm/*)
 
 all:
 
@@ -25,5 +24,3 @@ install:
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/pixmaps
 	$(INSTALL) $(PIXMAPS) $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/pixmaps/
 
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/gdm/themes
-	cp -r $(GDMTHEMES) $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/gdm/themes
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bec381c..81f43e3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ desktop-base (0.3.15) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * postinst, prerm:
   - use alternatives to provide the default background and splash
-  * gdm/debblue{,-list}:
-  - adding debblue gdm theme and its 'user list' counterpart
   * backgrounds/debblue-1600x1200.png:
   - added debblue's largest background
   * debian/copyright:
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ desktop-base (0.3.15) unstable; urgency=low
     Dan Korostelev <dan@ats.energo.ru> (Closes: #257923)
   * Makefile:
   - install emblem in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/emblems/
-  - install gdm themes in /usr/share/gdm/themes
   - install debblue background, and splash and make them 
     the default
 
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index ccad3ad..fe685d8 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ This package is comprised of bits and pieces from various sources.
 
 Copyright:
 
-The debblue "kit" (composed of the gdm themes located in the gdm/
-directory, the background and the splash) was created by Jaap Haitsma
-(jaap at haitsma dot org) and is licensed under the GNU General Public
-License (see below). They can be downloaded from the
-http://debblue.debian.net/downloads.php web page in various formats.
+The debblue "kit" (composed of the background and the splash) was
+created by Jaap Haitsma (jaap at haitsma dot org) and is licensed
+under the GNU General Public License (see below). They can be
+downloaded from the http://debblue.debian.net/downloads.php web page
+in various formats.
 
 The  Debian swirl  background  images included  in  this package  were
 created by  gfburke@earthlink.net (Gary Burke), and  were derived from
diff --git a/gdm/debblue-list/GdmGreeterTheme.desktop b/gdm/debblue-list/GdmGreeterTheme.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d43152..0000000
--- a/gdm/debblue-list/GdmGreeterTheme.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# This is not really a .desktop file like the rest, but it's useful to treat
-# it as such
-
-[GdmGreeterTheme]
-Greeter=debblue-list.xml
-Name=DebBlue List
-Description=DebBlue List is a simple blue GDM theme for Debian with a user list
-Author=Jaap Haitsma (jaap@haitsma.org)
-Copyright=(c) 2004 Jaap Haitsma. License GPL
-Screenshot=screenshot.png
diff --git a/gdm/debblue-list/debblue-list.xml b/gdm/debblue-list/debblue-list.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ca8167..0000000
--- a/gdm/debblue-list/debblue-list.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,197 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!DOCTYPE greeter SYSTEM "greeter.dtd">
-<greeter>
-  <item type="pixmap">
-    <normal file="debblue.png"/>
-    <pos x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%"/>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect">
-  <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.3"/>
-    <pos x="-180" y="0" width="100%" height="100%"/>
-    <fixed>
-      <item type="rect">
-        <pos x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%"/>
-        <box orientation="vertical" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-          <item type="rect" id="language_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="language.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="language.png"/>
-                <active file="language.png" tint="#d7dde8"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-                <!-- Stock label for: _Language -->
-		<stock type="language"/>
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-          <item type="rect" id="session_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="session.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="session.png"/>
-                <active file="session.png" tint="#d7dde8"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: _Session -->
-		<stock type="session"/>              
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-          <item type="rect" id="system_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <show modes="console" type="system"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="system.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="system.png"/>
-                <active file="system.png" tint="#d7dde8"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: _Actions -->
-		<stock type="system"/>
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-          <item type="rect" id="disconnect_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#ffffff" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <show modes="flexi,remote"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="quit.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="quit.png"/>
-                <active file="quit.png" tint="#0000f4" alpha=".7"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: D_isconnect -->
-		<stock type="disconnect"/>
-                <show modes="remote"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#999999" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#ff0000" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: _Quit -->
-		<stock type="quit"/>
-                <show modes="flexi"/>
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-        </box>
-      </item>
-    </fixed>
-  </item>
-  <item type="label" id="clock">
-    <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-    <pos anchor="ne" x="-20" y="-37"/>
-    <text>%c</text>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect" id="caps-lock-warning">
-    <normal color="#FFFFFF" alpha="0.5"/>
-    <pos anchor="c" x="57%" y="70%" width="box" height="box"/>
-    <box orientation="vertical" min-width="400" xpadding="10" ypadding="5" spacing="0">
-      <item type="label">
-        <normal color="#000000" font="Sans 14"/>
-        <pos x="50%" anchor="n"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: You've got capslock on! -->
-	<stock type="caps-lock-warning"/>      
-      </item>
-    </box>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect" id="timed-rect">
-    <show type="timed"/>
-    <normal color="#FFFFFF" alpha="0.5"/>
-    <pos anchor="c" x="57%" y="75%" width="box" height="box"/>
-    <box orientation="vertical" min-width="400" xpadding="10" ypadding="5" spacing="0">
-      <item type="label" id="timed-label">
-        <normal color="#000000" font="Sans 14"/>
-        <pos x="50%" anchor="n"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: User %s will login in %d seconds -->
-	<stock type="timed-label"/>
-      </item>
-    </box>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect">
-    <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.3"/>
-    <border red="0" green="0" blue="0" alpha="255" />
-    <pos anchor="c" x="57%" y="50%" width="box" height="box"/>
-    <box orientation="vertical" min-width="400" xpadding="30" ypadding="30" spacing="10">
-      <item type="label">
-        <pos anchor="c" x="50%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 14"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: Welcome to %h -->
-	<stock type="welcome-label"/>
-      </item>
-      <item type="label" id="pam-prompt">
-        <pos anchor="c" x="50%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 14"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: Username: -->
-	<stock type="username-label"/>
-      </item>
-      <item type="rect">
-        <normal color="#000000"/>
-        <pos anchor="c" x="50%" height="24" width="80%"/>
-        <fixed>
-          <item type="entry" id="user-pw-entry">
-            <pos anchor="nw" x="1" y="1" height="-2" width="-2"/>
-          </item>
-        </fixed>
-      </item>
-      <item type="label" id="pam-message">
-        <pos anchor="n" x="50%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 14"/>
-        <text></text>
-      </item>
-    </box>
-    <fixed>
-      <item type="label" id="pam-error">
-        <pos anchor="n" x="50%" y="110%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 11"/>
-        <text></text>
-      </item>
-    </fixed>
-  </item>
-
-  <item type="rect">
-    <normal color="#FFFFFF" alpha="0.5"/>
-    <pos anchor="c" x="17%" y="50%" height="box" width="box"/>
-    <box orientation="vertical" min-width="256" max-width="256" xpadding="4" ypadding="4" height="400" max-height="600" spacing="0">
-      <item type="rect">
-	<normal color="#000000" alpha="0.0"/>
-        <pos anchor="n" x="50%" height="398" width="254"/>
-	<fixed>
-          <item type="list" id="userlist">
-            <pos anchor="nw" x="1" y="1" height="-2" width="-2"/>
-          </item>
-	</fixed>
-      </item>
-    </box>
-  </item>
-</greeter>
diff --git a/gdm/debblue-list/debblue.png b/gdm/debblue-list/debblue.png
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diff --git a/gdm/debblue-list/screenshot.png b/gdm/debblue-list/screenshot.png
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index 1ada38b..0000000
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diff --git a/gdm/debblue/GdmGreeterTheme.desktop b/gdm/debblue/GdmGreeterTheme.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eaa762..0000000
--- a/gdm/debblue/GdmGreeterTheme.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# This is not really a .desktop file like the rest, but it's useful to treat
-# it as such
-
-[GdmGreeterTheme]
-Greeter=debblue.xml
-Name=DebBlue
-Description=DebBlue is a simple blue GDM theme for Debian
-Author=Jaap Haitsma (jaap@haitsma.org)
-Copyright=(c) 2004 Jaap Haitsma. License GPL
-Screenshot=screenshot.png
diff --git a/gdm/debblue/debblue.png b/gdm/debblue/debblue.png
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diff --git a/gdm/debblue/debblue.xml b/gdm/debblue/debblue.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 31b6963..0000000
--- a/gdm/debblue/debblue.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,181 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!DOCTYPE greeter SYSTEM "greeter.dtd">
-<greeter>
-  <item type="pixmap">
-    <normal file="debblue.png"/>
-    <pos x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%"/>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect">
-  <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.3"/>
-    <pos x="-180" y="0" width="100%" height="100%"/>
-    <fixed>
-      <item type="rect">
-        <pos x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%"/>
-        <box orientation="vertical" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-          <item type="rect" id="language_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="language.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="language.png"/>
-                <active file="language.png" tint="#d7dde8"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-                <!-- Stock label for: _Language -->
-		<stock type="language"/>
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-          <item type="rect" id="session_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="session.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="session.png"/>
-                <active file="session.png" tint="#d7dde8"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: _Session -->
-		<stock type="session"/>              
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-          <item type="rect" id="system_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <show modes="console" type="system"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="system.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="system.png"/>
-                <active file="system.png" tint="#d7dde8"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: _Actions -->
-		<stock type="system"/>
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-          <item type="rect" id="disconnect_button" button="true">
-            <normal color="#ffffff" alpha="0.0"/>
-            <show modes="flexi,remote"/>
-            <pos y="50%" anchor="w" width="box" height="box"/>
-            <box orientation="horizontal" spacing="10" xpadding="10">
-              <item type="pixmap">
-                <normal file="quit.png" tint="#999999"/>
-                <prelight file="quit.png"/>
-                <active file="quit.png" tint="#0000f4" alpha=".7"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#d7dde8" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: D_isconnect -->
-		<stock type="disconnect"/>
-                <show modes="remote"/>
-              </item>
-              <item type="label">
-                <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <prelight color="#999999" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <active color="#ff0000" font="Sans 14"/>
-                <pos y="50%" anchor="w"/>
-		<!-- Stock label for: _Quit -->
-		<stock type="quit"/>
-                <show modes="flexi"/>
-              </item>
-            </box>
-          </item>
-        </box>
-      </item>
-    </fixed>
-  </item>
-  <item type="label" id="clock">
-    <normal color="#ffffff" font="Sans 14"/>
-    <pos anchor="ne" x="-20" y="-37"/>
-    <text>%c</text>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect" id="caps-lock-warning">
-    <normal color="#FFFFFF" alpha="0.5"/>
-    <pos anchor="c" x="50%" y="70%" width="box" height="box"/>
-    <box orientation="vertical" min-width="400" xpadding="10" ypadding="5" spacing="0">
-      <item type="label">
-        <normal color="#000000" font="Sans 14"/>
-        <pos x="50%" anchor="n"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: You've got capslock on! -->
-	<stock type="caps-lock-warning"/>      
-      </item>
-    </box>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect" id="timed-rect">
-    <show type="timed"/>
-    <normal color="#FFFFFF" alpha="0.5"/>
-    <pos anchor="c" x="50%" y="75%" width="box" height="box"/>
-    <box orientation="vertical" min-width="400" xpadding="10" ypadding="5" spacing="0">
-      <item type="label" id="timed-label">
-        <normal color="#000000" font="Sans 14"/>
-        <pos x="50%" anchor="n"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: User %s will login in %d seconds -->
-	<stock type="timed-label"/>
-      </item>
-    </box>
-  </item>
-  <item type="rect">
-    <normal color="#000000" alpha="0.3"/>
-    <border red="0" green="0" blue="0" alpha="255" />
-    <pos anchor="c" x="50%" y="50%" width="box" height="box"/>
-    <box orientation="vertical" min-width="400" xpadding="30" ypadding="30" spacing="10">
-      <item type="label">
-        <pos anchor="c" x="50%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 14"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: Welcome to %h -->
-	<stock type="welcome-label"/>
-      </item>
-      <item type="label" id="pam-prompt">
-        <pos anchor="c" x="50%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 14"/>
-	<!-- Stock label for: Username: -->
-	<stock type="username-label"/>
-      </item>
-      <item type="rect">
-        <normal color="#000000"/>
-        <pos anchor="c" x="50%" height="24" width="80%"/>
-        <fixed>
-          <item type="entry" id="user-pw-entry">
-            <pos anchor="nw" x="1" y="1" height="-2" width="-2"/>
-          </item>
-        </fixed>
-      </item>
-      <item type="label" id="pam-message">
-        <pos anchor="n" x="50%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 14"/>
-        <text></text>
-      </item>
-    </box>
-    <fixed>
-      <item type="label" id="pam-error">
-        <pos anchor="n" x="50%" y="110%"/>
-        <normal color="#FFFFFF" font="Sans 14"/>
-        <text></text>
-      </item>
-    </fixed>
-  </item>
-</greeter>
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