I can confirm graphical crash loop after upgrade from Ubuntu MATE 24.04 to 24.10. Please fix before release.
$ sudo tail /var/log/lightdm/seat0-greeter.log [+1,31s] DEBUG: Read 8 bytes from daemon [+1,31s] DEBUG: Read 35 bytes from daemon [+1,31s] DEBUG: Prompt user with 1 message(s) [+1,32s] DEBUG: background.vala:493: Background change requested, changing to: <system default bg image> /usr/share/arctica-greeter/backgrounds/arctica-greeter.png [+1,32s] DEBUG: background.vala:70: Making background /usr/share/arctica-greeter/backgrounds/arctica-greeter.png at 1920x1080 [+1,32s] DEBUG: Connected to Application Indicator Service. Segmentation fault (core dumped) [+0,00s] DEBUG: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation dconf (DConfSettingsBackend) for ‘gsettings-backend’ [+0,00s] DEBUG: arctica-greeter.vala:967: HiDPI support: auto [+0,00s] DEBUG: Using cross-namespace EXTERNAL authentication (this will deadlock if server is GDBus < 2.73.3)
I can confirm graphical crash loop after upgrade from Ubuntu MATE 24.04 to 24.10. Please fix before release.
$ sudo tail /var/log/ lightdm/ seat0-greeter. log vala:493: Background change requested, changing to: <system default bg image> /usr/share/ arctica- greeter/ backgrounds/ arctica- greeter. png arctica- greeter/ backgrounds/ arctica- greeter. png at 1920x1080 get_default: Found default implementation dconf (DConfSettingsB ackend) for ‘gsettings-backend’ greeter. vala:967: HiDPI support: auto
[+1,31s] DEBUG: Read 8 bytes from daemon
[+1,31s] DEBUG: Read 35 bytes from daemon
[+1,31s] DEBUG: Prompt user with 1 message(s)
[+1,32s] DEBUG: background.
[+1,32s] DEBUG: background.vala:70: Making background /usr/share/
[+1,32s] DEBUG: Connected to Application Indicator Service.
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[+0,00s] DEBUG: _g_io_module_
[+0,00s] DEBUG: arctica-
[+0,00s] DEBUG: Using cross-namespace EXTERNAL authentication (this will deadlock if server is GDBus < 2.73.3)