Kubuntu sddm rotated login screen (20.04)

The login screen has the wrong rotation(portrait). After I log in the rotation is like it should be (landscape).

Where/how do I change the screen rotation of the login screen for kubuntu sddm?

I am using ubuntu 20.04.


  • Add xrandr --output screen --rotate rotation to /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup file where:
    • screen = eDP-1/DP-1 or else (run xrandr command to find your screen name)
    • rotation = left/right/normal/inverted
  • In /etc/sddm.conf.d, create a file ended with .conf (e.g. login-screen.conf). Add following lines to the config file:
[X11]
DisplayCommand=/usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup

Open the file at /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup and add this line xrandr -o left.

Now open the file at /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup and add these lines:
[X11]
DisplayCommand=/usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup

Log out and enjoy your now correctly rotated login screen.