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Problem with launching programs, takes 45secs or longer

Asked by EigenFunctions

The problem is that it takes 45 secs or longer to launch a program (e.g., OpenOffice, qpdfview, gedit, etc.).

I've noticed that if I launch a program using Nautilus:
  (1) Double click on an icon
  (2) Using open with

In both cases the launch is delayed for a long time.

If I use the programs "recently used" list, the file launches in the application immediately. However, this "recently used" feature is not available in all applications and is not convenient nor are all files I need to access in the list.

Sometimes launching programs, for awhile, they (e.g., OpenOffice, gEdit, etc.) launch quickly. For no apparent reason, the launch then takes a long, long time. I tried to launch OpenOffice from the command line (i.e., soffice File.odt), but it still takes forever. I tried opening files from the "Recent Documents" menu and they always seem to launch quickly.

It does not seem to be file dependent, every file I try to access with, for example, OpenOffice takes forever.

This problem is making the use of Ubuntu a major problem.

Can anyone help?

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AOO:
  Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6
  AOO416m1(Build:9790) - Rev. 1844436
  2018-10-23 07:03 - Linux x86_64

OS:
  64-bit Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
  Gnome: 3.28.2

Laptop:
  Acer A515-51-50RR
  Mem: 7.7 GiB ram; Proc: Intel Core i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4;
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620 (Kaby Lake GT2); HDD: 1 TB

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I don't know if they are related, but here are some error messages:

 8:24:34 AM systemd-udevd: Invalid rule /etc/udev/rules.d/60-brother-libsane-type1.rules:17: unknown key 'SYSFS{idVendor}'
 6:30:22 AM anacron: Can't find sendmail at /usr/sbin/sendmail, not mailing output
 6:25:58 AM gnome-session-b: GLib-CRITICAL: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > 0' failed
 6:25:55 AM spice-vdagent: Cannot access vdagent virtio channel /dev/virtio-ports/com.redhat.spice.0
 6:25:51 AM pulseaudio: [pulseaudio] backend-ofono.c: Failed to register as a handsfree audio agent with ofono: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.ofono was not provided by any .service files
 6:24:45 AM spice-vdagent: Cannot access vdagent virtio channel /dev/virtio-ports/com.redhat.spice.0
 6:24:35 AM gnome-session-b: CRITICAL: Unable to create a DBus proxy for GnomeScreensaver: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.ScreenSaver: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.gnome.ScreenSaver exited with status 1
 6:24:32 AM wpa_supplicant: dbus: Failed to construct signal
 6:24:31 AM kernel: Error calling EVIOCSKEYCODE on device node '/dev/input/event6' (scan code 0x90008, key code 150): Invalid argument
 6:24:31 AM kernel: pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: [12] Replay Timer Timeout
 6:24:30 AM systemd-udevd: Invalid rule /etc/udev/rules.d/60-brother-libsane-type1.rules:17: unknown key 'SYSFS{idVendor}'
 6:24:20 AM kernel: dell_smbios: Unable to run on non-Dell system
 6:24:19 AM kernel: pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: [12] Replay Timer Timeout
 6:23:23 AM kernel: Couldn't get size: 0x800000000000000e
 6:23:23 AM kernel: Problem loading UEFI:db X.509 certificate (-65)

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Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name SEPARATOR is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name SEPARATOR is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus nautilus-autostart.desktop[3012]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f883a4964b0 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus nautilus-autostart.desktop[3012]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus nautilus-autostart.desktop[3012]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f883a4964b0 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:45:24 tarsus nautilus-autostart.desktop[3012]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus nautilus-autostart.desktop[3012]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f883a4964b0 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus nautilus-autostart.desktop[3012]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:43:47 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name SEPARATOR is not defined
Jul 26 12:36:46 tarsus pia-daemon[1081]: [+6:12:18.592][apiclient][apiclient.cpp:212][info] Request for "vpninfo/servers?version=1001&client=x-alpha" - 200 "OK" - error code: QNetworkReply::NoError
Jul 26 12:35:28 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized
Jul 26 12:35:28 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: NameError: global name EXTENSIONS is not defined
Jul 26 12:35:28 tarsus org.gnome.Nautilus[2591]: RuntimeError: object at 0x7f78646da500 of type CopyPasteImagesMenuProvider is not initialized

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#1

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EigenFunctions (eigenfunctions) said : 		#2

The problem continues and it is making the system more and more unusable. I really need a solution...

Can anyone help?

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EigenFunctions (eigenfunctions) said : 		#3

The problem starts happening a short time after bootup whether I'm using the laptp or it is idle.

I really need to use the laptop, but it is increasingly working poorly.

Can anyone help????

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EigenFunctions (eigenfunctions) said : 		#4

The problem continues. It even occurs with "sudo".

I've tried to do other things, like drink a cup of coffee or read a few paragraphs of a book, but that is not very productive.

Can anyone help solve this major problem?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#5

This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state without activity for the last 15 days.