No, the ".override" file will be preserved across upgrades. You can ship/provision that package in a file. Alternatively you can modify the settings for the lightdm user directly like so:
$ sudo -i $ xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm $ su lightdm -s /bin/bash $ gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter show-hostname 'false' $ xhost -SI:localuser:lightdm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1208469 Title: No option to disable hostname To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-greeter/+bug/1208469/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs