Anybody know why it takes so long after getting to the desktop to open any app? I guess it's at least 2 minutes before I can do any work after starting computer. Yep, it's fine after that . . . but it starts slowly and never did this till the 16.2 upgrade. Is this normal?
I'm running 16.2 Pro up-to-date on a Dell XPS desktop with 16G RAM.
Gday @Joesplace ,
Is this dual boot?
Try looking at your startup programs.
sudo systemd-analyze blame
sudo systemd-analyze critical-chain
Ocka - nope wasn't dual boot but I reloaded 16.2 Pro and problem solved. Thanks . . .
I have therefore marked your reinstallation of Z16.2 post above as the "Solution".
If it starts misbehaving again, come back and report.
Glad to hear you solved it,, Yes i keep my usb install drive handy. 
Problem is back - is this a normal startup?
That depends upon what one considers 'normal', which is predicated upon your equipment. For an older laptop, that's entirely normal, for a new fire-breathing bit-stomping multi-multi-core machine, that'd be a problem.
It seems your drives are slow to enumerate (I have 7 drives and they enumerate in half that time)... in the Disks application, make sure write-caching, APM, etc. are turned on, and do a non-destructive drive test to be sure you don't have bad sectors.
Also, consider uninstalling snapd, not only for that ~13 second lag, but because it's currently a security risk.
Yes. That equates to reality on my old laptop that runs Zorin dual boot.
We have had these discussions many times. For me I wait 2min and I then have a responsive OS, wheras my newer Win10 rig boots quick, but then gets clogged up by update checking and other housekeeping before I can use it properly.
I would rather boot, go make a cuppa, then have a fully responsive OS than one that appears to be up, but in reality is muzzled for another 5mins or more.
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