Configuring Your Personal Information
On GNOME, the About Me preferences dialog lets you set up personal information to be used with your desktop applications, as well as change your password. Clicking the Image icon in the top left corner opens a browser window where you can select the image to use. The Faces directory is selected by default with images you can use. The selected image is displayed to the right in the browser window. For a personal photograph, you can use the Pictures folder. This is the Pictures folder in your home directory. Should you place a photograph or image there, you can then select if for your personal image. The image will be used in the Login screen when showing your user entry. Should you want to change your password, you can click the Change password button at the top right.
There are three panels: Contact, Address, and Personal Info. On the Contact panel you enter email (home and work), telephone, and instant messaging addresses. On the Address panel you enter your home and work addresses, and on the Personal Info panel you list your web addresses and work information.
On KDE, you can select the Password panel in the Security entry on the KDE Control Center. Here you can select a picture for your account. Contact information is handled by other applications, like Kontact for mail and user information.