This post is supposed to be a summary of the changes users of the MNT repo might want to be aware when they upgrade from reform-tools before version 1.73 to the current version.
1. reform-desktop-full dependencies changed
The meta-package reform-desktop-full switched from tuigreet to gdm and replaced wayfire with gnome. Thus, if you have the reform-desktop-full meta-package installed, then the upgrade will pull in gdm which will replace tuigreet as your greeter. If you don’t want this, just uninstall the reform-desktop-full meta-package. As a meta-package it does not contain content itself but only exists to pull in the current MNT default package selection. If you don’t like that, just uninstall it. More detailed post about this here: Large update with switch to gnome+gdm ahead if you have the reform-desktop-full meta package installed
2. default kernel loglevel changed
Since the MNT default package selection switched from tuigreet to gdm (see above) we can revert a change to the loglevel default which was only done to accomodate a fundamental issue of tuigreet. With the default loglevel, the kernel will write messages to the tty which will overwrite the tuigreet interface. To change the Debian default loglevel of 7 to a less chatty loglevel (reform-tools used a loglevel of 3) add this to your /etc/default/flash-kernel:
LINUX_KERNEL_CMDLINE="loglevel=3"
A post with more details can be found here: Login menu appears, is then covered by errors - #3 by josch
UPDATE: This should now happen automatically once you upgrade reform-tools to 1.75 or later: Automatic loglevel=3 for tuigreet users
3. gnome settings defaults changed
Some default gsettings were changed and unless you have changed these settings manually yourself, your interface will look different now. To overwrite the new default and restore the old default, run:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'Papirus-Dark'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme 'Adwaita-dark'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface monospace-font-name 'JetBrains Mono 11'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/reform-mountains.jpg'
EDIT: since this topic is pinned now for the next 3 months, I disabled replies to it. If you’d like to suggest any changes, just PM me or write an email to josch@debian.org Thank you!