Could well be a duplicate of Bug #785701 "Inkscape freezes at opening".
Could you please confirm that clearing the recent files list fixes the bug on your computer (workaround from the aforementioned report)? ** Changed in: inkscape Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: performance -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1259258 Title: inkscape freezes on start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1259258/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs