Ubuntu is booting up faster than Arch on my computer why would that be

virtuososteve · 2010-09-29 06:28:56

So after about a year with ubuntu and just trying out different distros i went towards a challenge, Arch. Well it was for me at the time but after installing arch and learning how it all got built i am very content with this new distro for me. My primary objective was to have a really fast distro, thus Arch but since i am a noob for now I dont know all of the ins and outs of it yet. Right now Ubuntu boots up WAY faster than Arch does on my desktop and I would like to know why and how i can change that.

Allan · 2010-09-29 06:32:53

You are going to have to give us some actual information... What appears to be taking your boot time? What DAEMONS do you have activated?

You can also have a search for how to make a bootchart for a graphical representation of where your boot time goes.

jasonwryan · 2010-09-29 06:35:33

There could be any number of reasons why.

Read this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=96375

And please learn to search before posting - this has been covered any number of times...

sand_man · 2010-09-29 07:01:28

Arch doesn't do anything to increase boot time other than the ability to background some daemons on startup. There are initscript replacements like quick-init or finit-arc but in my experience they are a little flaky.
Ubuntu, IIRC, uses upstart which does some things (I don't know) to help increase boot time. You can try installing upstart on Arch if you want http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24506

ebirtaid · 2010-09-29 08:13:47

Boot time is hardly a measure of the "speed" of a distro, but assuming that is your measure, you could background nonessential processes. Most of mine are backgrounded outside of network, and that one will take longer depending on whether you use DHCP or static IP. In the case of udev taking a long time, there are workarounds if you look in the forums/wiki.

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karol · 2010-09-29 12:30:59

WAY faster is 30 v. 40 seconds or ...? What do you mean by "fast distro"? A responsive DE?

xamaco · 2010-09-29 13:32:20

Ubuntu worked hard to speed up boot time in its last 2 releases : It was announced as one of the targets for these releases.

schen · 2010-09-29 21:52:09

Install quickinit.

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25563

It cut my bootup time by half. Follow the instructions that it gives after installation.

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#1 2010-09-29 06:28:56

Ubuntu is booting up faster than Arch on my computer why would that be

#2 2010-09-29 06:32:53

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