The time after the unit is active or started is printed after the "@" character.
The time the unit takes to start is printed after the "+" character.
graphical.target @2min 9.351s
└─multi-user.target @2min 9.351s
└─vmware-workstation-server.service @2min 884ms +8.466s
└─vmware.service @1min 52.205s +8.677s
└─network-online.target @1min 52.204s
└─NetworkManager-wait-online.service @1min 41.125s +11.078s
└─NetworkManager.service @1min 34.513s +6.529s
└─dbus.service @1min 34.506s
└─basic.target @1min 34.122s
└─sockets.target @1min 34.122s
└─snapd.socket @1min 34.107s +14ms
└─sysinit.target @1min 34.049s
└─haveged.service @22.032s
└─apparmor.service @19.127s +2.894s
└─local-fs.target @19.066s
└─run-user-1000-gvfs.mount @2min 43.718s
inxi
$ inxi -Fxzr
System: Host: msra-Ideapad-Z570 Kernel: 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.2.0
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.13.5 Distro: Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: HuronRiver Platform v: Ideapad Z570 serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: Emerald Lake v: FAB1 serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO v: 45CN38WW date: 10/21/2011
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 32.1 Wh condition: 32.4/48.8 Wh (66%) model: SANYO L08L6Y02 status: Unknown
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-2410M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7
L2 cache: 3072 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 18358
Speed: 1075 MHz min/max: 800/2900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 844 2: 813 3: 877 4: 826
Graphics: Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
bus ID: 00:02.0
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108M [GeForce GT 520M] driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.1 driver: intel resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile v: 3.3 Mesa 18.2.2 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:1b.0
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.18.0-13-generic
Network: Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A bus ID: 03:00.0
Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000
bus ID: 04:00.0
IF: enp4s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-3: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: mt7601u bus ID: 1-1.3:4
IF: wlx3c33001bcb3c state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: vmnet1 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
IF-ID-3: wlp3s0b1 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 712.96 GiB used: 436.40 GiB (61.2%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD7500BPVT-24HXZT1 size: 698.64 GiB temp: 44 C
ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra size: 14.32 GiB temp: 195 C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 44.15 GiB used: 21.91 GiB (49.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda11
ID-2: swap-1 size: 3.72 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda13
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 69.0 C mobo: 52.0 C gpu: nouveau temp: 72 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
1: deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic main restricted
2: deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates main restricted
3: deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic universe
4: deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates universe
5: deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic multiverse
6: deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-updates multiverse
7: deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ cosmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
8: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security main restricted
9: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security universe
10: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-security multiverse
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/indicator-brightness-ubuntu-ppa-cosmic.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/indicator-brightness/ppa/ubuntu cosmic main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozillateam-ubuntu-firefox-next-cosmic.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/firefox-next/ubuntu cosmic main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/noobslab-ubuntu-indicators-cosmic.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/indicators/ubuntu cosmic main
Info: Processes: 263 Uptime: 1h 26m Memory: 3.77 GiB used: 2.04 GiB (54.2%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5
Compilers: gcc: 8.2.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 inxi: 3.0.24
sudo apt install inxi
and then post the output ofinxi -Fxzr
here by editing your question. That'll give people an idea of your machine's specs and repos. 2: If purchasing an SSD is out of the question, you need to ask yourself whether a slow boot time is really an issue. Do you have the need to reboot often? ... continued in next comment.vmware
seem to take the longest time. So maybe this has less to do with Kubuntu than with the virtualization software you installed. 4: It's good practice to include the command as well, not just its output.