Affecting me as well. Therre is a thread going in the forums. Seems to have started with an update about two - three days ago.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1506585&highlight=gnome+slow+start I also tried turning off all startup programs = no effect, still delay of 20 seconds I made a new user, no improvement. If log out and log in again comes up straight away, issue manifests from cold start. Does not effect Kubuntu, but does effect Xubuntu as well. When I rejig as Kubuntu everything starts and loads at normal speeds. With Xubuntu I got the same delay before desktop appears. Python programs seem to be taking a while to start as well, but could just be my imagination. -- gnome panels suddenly have a 25 second delay after session load https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/593226 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
