Resolved by tossing the entire VM and then performing a fresh install of the latest Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 with default deviations:
- minimal installation - NO LVM (this is the default selection) - do NOT install updates while installing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1768230 Title: Long time booting : Failed to connect to lvmetad. Falling back to device scanning. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1768230/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
