Booting in +3 minutes

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Hi there!

I had zorin OS core, but boot time was very long, so I try zorin lite, first time that boot in 1'40" aprox, but now it is in +3' near 4'.

This is my computer:
https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c01531960
Last year was updated with 4GB RAM and a new battery.
My laptop version is:

  • Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset.
  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5670 (1.80 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB).
  • 160GB 5400 rpm SMART SATA Hard Drive.

OS: Zorin 16 Lite

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toni@toni-HP-Compaq-6730s:~$ systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 41.745s (kernel) + 1min 59.977s (userspace) = 2min 41.722s 
graphical.target reached after 1min 59.949s in userspace
toni@toni-HP-Compaq-6730s:~$ systemd-analyze blame
22.805s snapd.service                                             
18.392s dev-sda3.device                                           
15.635s udisks2.service                                           
14.454s networkd-dispatcher.service                               
11.950s accounts-daemon.service                                   
11.171s NetworkManager-wait-online.service                        
 9.223s ModemManager.service                                      
 7.347s polkit.service                                            
 7.096s avahi-daemon.service                                      
 7.089s bluetooth.service                                         
 7.061s NetworkManager.service                                    
 6.913s iio-sensor-proxy.service                                  
 6.568s thermald.service                                          
 6.562s wpa_supplicant.service                                    
 6.555s systemd-logind.service                                    
 6.229s dev-loop3.device                                          
 6.126s dev-loop2.device                                          
 6.043s dev-loop5.device                                          
 5.587s dev-loop4.device                                          
 5.572s dev-loop1.device                                          
 4.429s gpu-manager.service                                       
 3.747s dev-loop0.device                                          
 2.933s lightdm.service                                           
 2.921s plymouth-quit-wait.service                                
 2.875s systemd-journal-flush.service                             
 2.195s colord.service                                            
 2.096s rsyslog.service                                           
 1.974s grub-common.service                                       
 1.598s systemd-rfkill.service                                    
 1.574s systemd-udevd.service                                     
 1.295s apparmor.service                                          
 1.189s grub-initrd-fallback.service                              
 1.180s e2scrub_reap.service                                      
 1.146s lm-sensors.service                                        
 1.144s systemd-modules-load.service                              
  987ms systemd-sysctl.service                                    
  811ms hddtemp.service                                           
  746ms keyboard-setup.service                                    
  721ms systemd-random-seed.service                               
  659ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service                        
  596ms systemd-udev-trigger.service                              
  576ms alsa-restore.service                                      
  556ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-D099\x2d7B67.service     
  538ms snap-bare-5.mount                                         
  528ms systemd-resolved.service                                  
  518ms systemd-journald.service                                  
  500ms systemd-sysusers.service                                  
  424ms snapd.seeded.service                                      
  389ms upower.service                                            
  386ms mnt-08b2ac5f\x2d5531\x2d49b7\x2d8f01\x2d0c4e2630dd6b.mount
  373ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service                            
  359ms snap-core18-2284.mount                                    
  352ms snap-vlc-2344.mount                                       
  334ms blueman-mechanism.service                                 
  316ms user@1000.service                                         
  311ms snapd.apparmor.service                                    
  291ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-161.mount                   
  289ms snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1519.mount                   
  285ms ufw.service                                               
  277ms setvtrgb.service                                          
  230ms systemd-timesyncd.service                                 
  229ms snap-snapd-14295.mount                                    
  216ms kerneloops.service                                        
  188ms systemd-remount-fs.service                                
  179ms systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service           
  216ms kerneloops.service                                        
  188ms systemd-remount-fs.service                                
  179ms systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service           
22.805s snapd.service                                             
22.805s snapd.service                                             
22.805s snapd.service                                             
22.805s snapd.service                                             
18.392s dev-sda3.device                                           
15.635s udisks2.service                                           
14.454s networkd-dispatcher.service                               
11.950s accounts-daemon.service                                   
11.171s NetworkManager-wait-online.service                        
 9.223s ModemManager.service                                      
 7.347s polkit.service                                            
 7.096s avahi-daemon.service                                      
 7.089s bluetooth.service                                         
 7.061s NetworkManager.service                                    
 6.913s iio-sensor-proxy.service                                  
 6.568s thermald.service                                          
 6.562s wpa_supplicant.service                                    
 6.555s systemd-logind.service                                    
 6.229s dev-loop3.device                                          
 6.126s dev-loop2.device                                          
 6.043s dev-loop5.device                                          
 5.587s dev-loop4.device                                          
 5.572s dev-loop1.device                                          
 4.429s gpu-manager.service                                       
 3.747s dev-loop0.device                                          
 2.933s lightdm.service                                           
 2.921s plymouth-quit-wait.service                                
 2.875s systemd-journal-flush.service                             
 2.195s colord.service                                            
 2.096s rsyslog.service                                           
 1.974s grub-common.service                                       
 1.598s systemd-rfkill.service                                    
 1.574s systemd-udevd.service                                     
 1.295s apparmor.service                                          
 1.189s grub-initrd-fallback.service                              
 1.180s e2scrub_reap.service                                      
 1.146s lm-sensors.service                                        
 1.144s systemd-modules-load.service                              
  987ms systemd-sysctl.service                                    
  811ms hddtemp.service                                           
  746ms keyboard-setup.service                                    
  721ms systemd-random-seed.service                               
  659ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service                        
  596ms systemd-udev-trigger.service                              
  576ms alsa-restore.service                                      
  556ms systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-D099\x2d7B67.service     
  538ms snap-bare-5.mount                                         
  528ms systemd-resolved.service                                  
  518ms systemd-journald.service                                  
  500ms systemd-sysusers.service                                  
  424ms snapd.seeded.service                                      
  389ms upower.service                                            
  386ms mnt-08b2ac5f\x2d5531\x2d49b7\x2d8f01\x2d0c4e2630dd6b.mount
  373ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service                            
  359ms snap-core18-2284.mount                                    
  352ms snap-vlc-2344.mount                                       
  334ms blueman-mechanism.service                                 
  316ms user@1000.service                                         
  311ms snapd.apparmor.service                                    
  291ms snap-gnome\x2d3\x2d28\x2d1804-161.mount                   
  289ms snap-gtk\x2dcommon\x2dthemes-1519.mount                   
  285ms ufw.service                                               
  277ms setvtrgb.service                                          
  230ms systemd-timesyncd.service                                 
  229ms snap-snapd-14295.mount                                    
  216ms kerneloops.service                                        
  188ms systemd-remount-fs.service                                
  179ms systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service           
  157ms plymouth-read-write.service                               
  154ms console-setup.service                                     
  151ms systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service                            
  150ms dev-hugepages.mount                                       
  150ms openvpn.service                                           
  148ms dev-mqueue.mount                                          
  145ms sys-kernel-debug.mount                                    
  142ms sys-kernel-tracing.mount                                  
  134ms kmod-static-nodes.service                                 
   95ms systemd-update-utmp.service                               
   87ms pppd-dns.service                                          
   71ms boot-efi.mount                                            
   70ms rtkit-daemon.service                                      
   62ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount                             
   57ms systemd-user-sessions.service                             
   33ms user-runtime-dir@1000.service                             
   24ms motd-news.service                                         
   22ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service                      
   21ms plymouth-start.service                                    
   13ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount                             
   12ms sys-kernel-config.mount                                   
   12ms systemd-backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service       
    4ms snapd.socket

Thank you!

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You could uninstall snap and cut of 20-30 secs. of the boot time if you don't use snap to install stuff with or have installed snap applications.

But don't expect miracles with a HDD that is 5400rpm.

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Additionally, upgrading your hard drive to a SATA III SSD drive, will greatly speed up your computer. A mechanical 5400 RPM drive, is literally the slowest mechanical hard drive that you can have, and does you no favors in speed.

Believe it or not, you can still buy SATA III AKA SATA 6GB/s internal SSD drives today. And now is the time to get one, while they are still available. As computer's over the past few years, have moved over to NVME drives, it won't be long before the old technology gets abandoned.

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In addition to the Snap Service, you can also disable:

sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service

safely.
That will shave a bit of time off the boot time.
Everything else you see on the list must remain.

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@Storm @StarTreker @Aravisian
Sorry, I had off the email notifications.

So this it's normal boot time with a 5400rpm.
I guess I can't ask for it to be like when I bought the computer (windows vista) or a few years later (lubuntu, I stopped using it because one of the kernel versions started to take too long to boot, I finally abandoned the laptop).

Thanks for the answers, I did the solutions you suggest (I am still looking for an ssd). I gain 9 seconds aprox.

I did:

sudo apt remove --purge snapd

sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service

toni@toni-HP-Compaq-6730s:~$ systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 41.931s (kernel) + 1min 55.387s (userspace) = 2min 37.318s 
graphical.target reached after 1min 55.370s in userspace
toni@toni-HP-Compaq-6730s:~$ systemd-analyze blame
14.782s networkd-dispatcher.service                               
13.367s udisks2.service                                           
10.194s accounts-daemon.service                                   
 8.956s ModemManager.service                                      
 7.672s dev-sda3.device                                           
 5.553s polkit.service                                            
 5.176s avahi-daemon.service                                      
 5.167s NetworkManager.service                                    
 5.056s iio-sensor-proxy.service                                  
 4.687s thermald.service                                          
 4.663s systemd-logind.service                                    
 4.661s wpa_supplicant.service                                    
 4.330s gpu-manager.service                                       
 2.668s hddtemp.service                                           
 2.636s systemd-journal-flush.service                             
 2.391s lightdm.service                                           
 2.371s plymouth-quit-wait.service                                
 1.964s grub-common.service                                       
 1.911s apparmor.service                                          
 1.903s rsyslog.service                                           
 1.781s colord.service                                            
 1.768s systemd-udevd.service                                     
 1.150s e2scrub_reap.service                                      
 1.122s systemd-modules-load.service                              
 1.096s mnt-08b2ac5f\x2d5531\x2d49b7\x2d8f01\x2d0c4e2630dd6b.mount
 1.085s grub-initrd-fallback.service                              
 1.051s systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-D099\x2d7B67.service     
  874ms systemd-random-seed.service                               
  870ms lm-sensors.service                                        
  809ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service                            
  781ms pppd-dns.service                                          
  752ms keyboard-setup.service                                    
  621ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service                        
  615ms systemd-udev-trigger.service                              
  576ms systemd-sysctl.service                                    
  556ms alsa-restore.service                                      
  536ms systemd-resolved.service                                  
  536ms systemd-sysusers.service                                  
  484ms systemd-journald.service                                  
  392ms systemd-user-sessions.service                             
  390ms upower.service                                            
  385ms systemd-rfkill.service                                    
  346ms blueman-mechanism.service                                 
  323ms kerneloops.service                                        
  302ms user@1000.service                                         
  392ms systemd-user-sessions.service                             
  390ms upower.service                                            
  385ms systemd-rfkill.service                                    
  346ms blueman-mechanism.service                                 
  323ms kerneloops.service                                        
  302ms user@1000.service                                         
  280ms ufw.service                                               
  266ms systemd-timesyncd.service                                 
  214ms openvpn.service                                           
  200ms setvtrgb.service                                          
  188ms systemd-remount-fs.service                                
  159ms systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service           
  151ms boot-efi.mount                                            
  134ms dev-hugepages.mount                                       
  130ms dev-mqueue.mount                                          
  128ms console-setup.service                                     
  126ms sys-kernel-debug.mount                                    
  123ms sys-kernel-tracing.mount                                  
  104ms kmod-static-nodes.service                                 
   83ms systemd-update-utmp.service                               
   37ms rtkit-daemon.service                                      
   34ms proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount                             
   28ms plymouth-start.service                                    
   26ms user-runtime-dir@1000.service                             
   17ms systemd-backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service       
   14ms plymouth-read-write.service                               
   13ms systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service                      
   12ms sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount                             
   12ms sys-kernel-config.mount

P.S: I changed from core to lite for this, but Is there much difference in boot speed? or only in RAM use? I have actually 4GB. Thanks!

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Only write this for comparative.

Before Zorin 16 Lite:

Startup finished in 41.745s (kernel) + 1min 59.977s (userspace) = 2min 41.722s 
graphical.target reached after 1min 59.949s in userspace

I Changed to SSD 128GB Patriot P210 Zorin 16.1 Core:

Startup finished in 5.681s (kernel) + 21.212s (userspace) = 26.894s 
graphical.target reached after 21.178s in userspace

:grinning:

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