There are two things added to the gnome panel that weren't there in previous distros. One is the "User Switcher" and the other is the "Deskbar". They are side by side. One or both of them is causing this problem. When I removed them both, Gnome loaded in a few seconds, as expected.
-- [Gutsy] very slow gnome startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128803 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
