Since installing Z17.1 Pro I've noticed a longer boot time from Z16.3 Pro ..... I ran
...... systemd-analyze blame ...... and got the following info in the terminal ..... any ideas on how to speed it up ..... not really a problem with booting first thing but when using restart it can be a pain .... it takes 3-4 minutes .... from boot or restart to desktop .....
mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$ systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 8.811s (firmware) + 9.955s (loader) + 4.555s (kernel) + 1min 50.435s (userspace) = 2min 13.758s
graphical.target reached after 1min 50.415s in userspace
mike@mike-ROG-Strix-G731GT-G731GT:~$
Also which apts do I have to have in my Autostart Folder .... and which don't I need .... I'm guessing Snap ..... which by the way doesn't show anything listed under snap list in the terminal .....
diodon ..... deleted
ignor lid switch tweak .... ?????
mullvad vpn .... NO
Plank ...... don't think I am using it on Zorin Desktop on Xborg .....deleted
shutter ..... I'm guessing that is for screenshots so maybe ..... ?????
snap - userd ..... deleted
No noticeable changes with the three above removed ....
Anything in your autostart folder is a User supplied configuration. If you do not remember personally setting an autostart (Usually from a GUI setting somewhere), it means an application that you authorized install of added it.
Nothing in the users home directory autostart is essential and removing every last item from the users autostart file should not ever break the system nor cause problems (Except if you expected a personally installed application to start up and had to manually go to the app menu, find it, double click on it... A very minor inconvenience).
I do not have reason to believe that your autostart has any significant effect on your boot time. Autostart items generally are not really examined until the desktop is reached.
You are seeing just shy of two minutes to boot.
You have checked your systemd services.
Next, you might look to your hardware- do you have HDD? Is it spinning slowly? Does it have bad sectors or blocks?
Check the filesystem using fsck. Running fsck should always be done from a LiveUSB with the drive having the procedure performed on unmounted.
Running fsck on a mounted drive can result in breakage and data loss (You are all warned).
Check the RAM and ensure your RAM is good. Failing or bad RAM can cause a sudden slow boot.
That is enough for hardware: Software side:
Check if any drivers need to be updated, downgraded or replaced.
Do you have any special Grub paramaters that you have added?
Finally... Background processes (Gnome...) Are there any failing processes that are causing a loop during boot?
LOL ..... for some reason I have a mental block when it comes to that word .... at least I don't call it Zborg any more ..... LOL
Let me check into some of the things you mentioned above and yes I'm using a 1 TB mechanical HD .... I also dual boot with Win 10 .... I have 16 GB of RAM .....
I don't mess with Grub so unless it did something on it's own 'cause it sure wasn't me .....
Maybe I'm just over thinking or wishing ..... 2 minutes really ain't that bad when you say it fast and now that I have everything working fairly well I shouldn't need to keep using the Restart button .... I'll just keep an eye on it for now .....
I've been working a bit on the new GIMP 2.99.18 which is supposed to be the final version before Gimp 3.0 comes out .... so this has taken a lot of my time between YouTube and DDG looking for answers and how to use it .....
As usual Aravisian thank you for all your help .....
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