There could be errors in starting this services (on its own) boot, which can be viewed by pressing the ESC button during the boot splash screen. Another possibility is the root partition running out of space. Yes, just like other OS, Ubuntu (or in larger term GNU/Linux) also slow down when it is low on space.
Why does Windows 10 take so long to boot up?
This is clearly a bug. With that system you should not have a boot longer than ~10 seconds. Show activity on this post. It may show something lagging or stalling before it backgrounds the process while booting. The log has time date stamp with seconds.
How can I speed up Ubuntu startup time?
You could start by disabling some services at startup like Bluetooth and Remote Desktop and Gnome Login Sound. Go to System > Administration > Startup Applications to de-select the items for running at startup and see if you notice any change in boot up time. Show activity on this post.
At some point during the upgrade, the initramfs config was modified, adding a line pointing to a nonexistent swap partition. The slow boot was because it was looking for this partition and then timing out after 30 seconds. Noresume fixed it, nothing strange in initramfs.
How to run Ubuntu faster on a laptop?
If you chose to install the default Unity of GNOME desktop environment, you may choose to opt for a lightweight desktop environment like Xfce or LXDE. These desktop environments use less RAM and consume less CPU. They also come with their own set of lightweight applications that further helps in running Ubuntu faster .
If it’s less than 4 (for instance if it’s 2), that means you have fairly low RAM and that can be the reason your system is running slow. If you have lots of RAM (any value that’s 4 or greater), check the value of the ‘used’ and ‘free’ columns.
One answer is, there are two tools which you can use to reduce overheating and thus get a better system performance in Ubuntu, TLP and CPUFREQ. You don’t need to do anything after installing TLP. It works in the background., tweak libre Office to make it faster:.
Is Ubuntu slow on a graphics card?
Ubuntu with default desktop environment UNITY is slow with certain graphic cards. Ubuntu with LXDE (Lubuntu) or XFCE (Xubuntu) desktop environments is very fast.
How to check for gaps in boot time in Linux?
Easiest would be to open the terminal and then write “dmesg” to look for gaps as Peck proposed. The output would be less verbose than the messages one. You will see the time stamps within ” []” brackets. This is clearly a bug. With that system you should not have a boot longer than ~10 seconds. Show activity on this post.