I was having the same problem UNTIL I disabled ipv6 (I don't use IPV6). Now it boots fast...
Disable IPV6: gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/aliases from: alias net-pf-10 ipv6 to alias net-pf-10 off There is a tweak for firefox that disables ipv6 also... I hope this helps! -- [Gutsy] GNOME takes too much time to load during system boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151544 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for meta-gnome2 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs