According to the linked upstream bug report's latest comments, this is fixed with the current -nvidia.
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221916 Title: Dashboard takes a long time to show, when pressing hotkey (ctrl + F12) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs