Disable package.el, switch themes

.config.d/05-basic.el

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   :ensure t
   :defer nil
   :config
-  (load-theme 'modus-operandi-tinted t))
+  (load-theme 'modus-operandi t))
 
 (use-package hbdh
   :straight (hbdh :type git :host github :repo "zzhjerry/hbdh-mode")

early-init.el

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ lookups during Emacs startup.")
 This reduces visual clutter and slightly enhances startup performance. The
 tradeoff is that the mode line is hidden during the startup phase.")
 
-(defvar minimal-emacs-package-initialize-and-refresh t
+(defvar minimal-emacs-package-initialize-and-refresh nil
   "Whether to automatically initialize and refresh packages.
 When set to non-nil, Emacs will automatically call `package-initialize' and
 `package-refresh-contents' to set up and update the package system.")
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ this stage of initialization."
 (setq gnutls-min-prime-bits 3072)  ; Stronger GnuTLS encryption
 
 ;;; package.el
+(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
 (setq use-package-compute-statistics minimal-emacs-debug)
 
 ;; Setting use-package-expand-minimally to (t) results in a more compact output