Here's my trace. You can see the first launch takes around 2 seconds. Second run takes significantly less time. In both cases `/snap/gnome- calculator/406/bin/desktop-launch` is what takes most of the time during startup.
Quick spec: - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz - Corsair Force MP510 M.2 NVMe SSD ** Attachment added: "snap run --trace-exec gnome-calculator" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-calculator/+bug/1797734/+attachment/5265626/+files/slow_gnome-calculator_startup_snap_trace_exec.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-calculator in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1797734 Title: slow calculator startup Status in gnome-calculator package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The calculator starts very slowly. It's a tiny program, but it runs like a very big one. In previous versions of Ubuntu, the launch was normal, very fast. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-calculator (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Oct 14 08:40:06 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-06 (160 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-calculator UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-calculator/+bug/1797734/+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

