Re: GTK apps very slow to launch

[Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com>]

On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 16:38 -0400, Richard Querin wrote:
> I'm not entirely sure if this is the appropriate mailing list for this
> question (apologies if it's not):
> 
> I've got a relatively new machine (P4-3Ghz w/ 1GB ram). It is running
> Ubuntu linux 6.06. All GTK based apps are taking a minimum of 10sec to
> appear on the desktop once launched. I've asked the question
> repeatedly on the ubuntu forums with no luck yet. I installed the
> linux-686-smp kernel and the prelink package and everything launched
> fast all of a sudden. Then, after installing other apps (such as F-
> spot and ipodder), application launching again slows down. Non-gtk
> apps seem to launch quickly. 
> 
> It appears as though each gtk-based app is having trouble loading the
> libraries. Everything runs right after it launches, but it takes ages
> to launch. 
> 
> Also, if I leave an app open (say Gedit, or Terminal), then launching
> a 2nd instance of Gedit or Terminal will happen quickly (1-2 sec).
> Dunno if that gives any clues. 
> 
>  Where should I be looking to determine if this is the problem?
> Anybody have any suggestions?

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