James identified the issue, which potentially affects all snaps, not just chromium: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snaps-are-still-slow-to- launch-on-first-time-launch/6888/5.
** Summary changed: - [snap] At first run on bionic, keyboard input is delayed by more than 10 seconds + [snap] At first run on bionic, keyboard input is delayed by more than 10 seconds (by fontconfig cache generation) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1771380 Title: [snap] At first run on bionic, keyboard input is delayed by more than 10 seconds (by fontconfig cache generation) Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: This seems to happen only the first time the chromium snap is run after installing it afresh (not after upgrading). Steps to reproduce: 1) $ snap remove chromium # in case it was already installed 2) $ snap install chromium 3) $ snap run chromium 4) wait for the welcome page to be fully loaded, then press Ctrl+L to focus the omnibox (aka address bar) Expected result: the omnibox is instantly focused and its text is selected, key strokes are registered and input into it Current result: there's a long delay before the omnibox is actually focused and its text selected, more than 10 seconds. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1771380/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
