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    Instant On Future: Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 2 Boots in 12 seconds on a HDD-PC

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by linuxwanabe, Jul 23, 2011.

  1. linuxwanabe

    linuxwanabe Notebook Evangelist

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    Ubuntu 11.10: Fast And Friendly

    The most surprising thing is that this boot time was accomplished on very unremarkable hardware. If it will boot in 12 seconds with a HDD, I wonder if it will break the crucial 10 second threshold with a SSD?
     
    linuxwanabe, Jul 23, 2011
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    Very interesting, especially about the Gnome desktop environment being replaced a new new light DM. Thanks for sharing.
     
    ral, Jul 23, 2011
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  3. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    Wow...I'm very impressed. Just another reason to try Ubuntu.
     
    Steven, Jul 23, 2011
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    ral Notebook Evangelist

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    I clocked my Fedora 15 install (specs in my signature). 11 seconds to get past the bios boot screen (but that includes the delay built into the bios to give you time to select other boot options). At 54 seconds the Fedora desktop shows up... so about 43 seconds to boot. Another 10-15 seconds to get WiFi up and running. Ubuntu gets WiFi connected as soon as the desktop shows up.
     
    ral, Jul 24, 2011
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    Windows 8's hybrid speed boots up incredibly fast. Is this using similar methods?
     
    Hungry Man, Jul 24, 2011
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    Wow, if this keeps up and remains true into the final release, I may have to give Ubuntu another look. I'm primarily using Linux Mint Debian the most right now (although I also use Kubuntu and OpenSuse from time to time), and while I'm happy with its performance, it does boot pretty slowly.
     
    LiveStrong, Jul 24, 2011
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  7. linuxwanabe

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    Probably not, since Unix-like operating systems are inherently quick to boot.

    Windows 8's "hybrid boot" really appears to be hibernation by default.
     
    linuxwanabe, Jul 24, 2011
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    SSD does make a lot of difference.
    - Windows 7 boots in 10s with fresh install.
    - Ubuntu boots in about 13s. (couple seconds wasted during GRUB)
     
    jackluo923, Jul 24, 2011
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  9. linuxwanabe

    linuxwanabe Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, but how long until Windows 7 is actually usable? As we all know, with Windows you're left staring at the desktop for quite a few seconds.

    Oh, and which version of Ubuntu are you using? Kernel?
     
    linuxwanabe, Jul 24, 2011
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    Factoring everything, including the bios post, windows 7 boots up and becomes usable and loaded in about 10-12s. The situation you described is the case for computers with slow hard drives and lots of startup programs.

    The ubuntu version that i'm using is the newest 11.04 from ubuntu's download site.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 24, 2011
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    Can't wait for the release!
     
    AllRadioisDead, Jul 25, 2011
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    linuxwanabe Notebook Evangelist

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    I can state with metaphysical certainty that I can't get Windows to boot as quickly as any Linux distro I've installed to a HDD. Same hardware. Granted, some distros boot faster than others and even I notices that Ubuntu 11.04 boots faster than Mint 11 - not sure why.
     
    linuxwanabe, Jul 25, 2011
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    When dual booting Ubuntu 11.4 they seemed to boot around the same time.

    When Digsby moves to linux and 11.10 comes out I'll move back to dual booting.
     
    Hungry Man, Jul 25, 2011
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    What's your point? He got his Windows to boot faster than his Linux. That's his experience. You have a different experience. Lets leave it at that.

    And Unix-like OS is inherently quick to boot? Isn't that stretching it a bit?
     
    f4ding, Jul 25, 2011
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  15. Thaenatos

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    Make the default UI what you choose it to be and Id be somewhat happy. I have both debian and had ubuntu booting in 30 seconds on my x200s without an ssd. Would I like instant on or near instant on? Yes. Does it make a world of difference? Not sure as I have boot and user passwords that take extra time when booting. Will this entice me to return to ubuntu? No.
     
    Thaenatos, Jul 25, 2011
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    The current program ubuntu 10.04 and up use to boot fast is called ureadahead. This reads all the files needed for boot and sticks them into one long sequential file. If you change kernels etc then on the next reboot you get a regular boot from the individual files and ureadahead makes a new flat file during boot tha twill work next time.
     
    Sxooter, Jul 28, 2011
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