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Opening terminal takes longer while using Gnome Shell

rated 0 times [ 0] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 677 / 3 Years ago, thu, october 21, 2021, 5:45:32

In ubuntu 11.04, loading the terminal with a keyboard shortcut was really quick. When I started using ubuntu 11.10 (with unity) I noticed it took a little while. Then I remembered about the preload app (and how it sped up the loading of applications by cache-ing) and the times were reduced immensely.

As I tried Gnome Shell, I started to realize I liked it better than unity (still not 100% secure heh); but there is a big drawback: terminals seem to take ages to load. Just to illustrate, I just opened LibreOffice Writer in about 4/5 of the time it takes to open a terminal.

Why is this happening, and how can I fix it?

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answered 3 Years ago gigglcept · Accepted Answer

I should have specified that I have an nVidia graphics card, but I didn't even think the graphics driver could slow down the whole system.

I read elsewhere that using the "Recommended" nVidia driver from the Additional Drivers application could speed up the Gnome Shell (or perhaps it would be better described as not slow down). I did, and the problem was fixed. I hope this is useful for somebody else.