It seems with the latest speedup2 code changes in 5.3.14.2 Software Center gets to main window visible faster but is slower elsewhere. Here the output from my machine.
timothy@timothy-1005P:~$ software-center --measure-startup-time 2012-10-03 21:31:15,025 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - import InstalledPane: 0.22905087471 2012-10-03 21:31:15,186 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - import AvailablePane: 0.160007953644 2012-10-03 21:31:15,219 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - import SoftwareCenterApp: 0.760882139206 (software-center:2727): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: softwarecenter.css:34:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (software-center:2727): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: softwarecenter.css:34:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (software-center:2727): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: softwarecenter.css:56:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (software-center:2727): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: softwarecenter.css:56:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (software-center:2727): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: softwarecenter.css:60:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. (software-center:2727): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: softwarecenter.css:60:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'. 2012-10-03 21:31:15,770 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - building panes: 0.269058942795 2012-10-03 21:31:16,785 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - create review loader: 1.01208305359 2012-10-03 21:31:16,838 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - create SoftwareCenterApp: 1.61830401421 1349263877.67 2012-10-03 21:31:17,679 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - ** main window visible after: 4.12693214417 seconds 2012-10-03 21:31:24,870 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - open the apt cache (in event loop): 7.18893790245 2012-10-03 21:31:24,872 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - AvailablePane.init_view pending events: 7.35508584976 2012-10-03 21:31:26,612 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - cat_parser.parse_applications_menu(): 1.73268795013 2012-10-03 21:31:26,613 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - Appview.__init__ create AppPropertiesHelper: 1.73359298706 2012-10-03 21:31:26,667 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - SoftwarePane.AppView: 1.78860497475 2012-10-03 21:31:26,908 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - import AppDetailsView: 0.226464033127 2012-10-03 21:31:27,606 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - SoftwarePane.AppDetailsView: 0.6971180439 2012-10-03 21:31:27,742 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - SoftwarePane.init_view(): 2.86804413795 2012-10-03 21:31:28,916 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - calculate nr_apps and nr_pkgs: : 0.858962059021 2012-10-03 21:31:28,936 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - populate model from query: 'Xapian::Query((<alldocuments> AND ATapplication))' (threaded: False): 0.880316019058 2012-10-03 21:31:29,750 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - calculate nr_apps and nr_pkgs: : 0.418337106705 2012-10-03 21:31:30,531 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - populate model from query: 'Xapian::Query((<alldocuments> AND ATapplication))' (threaded: False): 1.19989895821 2012-10-03 21:31:31,055 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - estimate item count for query: 'Xapian::Query(<alldocuments>)': 0.147320985794 2012-10-03 21:31:31,063 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - create LobbyView: 3.30514502525 2012-10-03 21:31:31,367 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - view_widget.init_view() (<AvailablePane object at 0x2700c30 (softwarecenter+ui+gtk3+panes+availablepane+AvailablePane at 0x275bc40)>): 13.8525309563 2012-10-03 21:31:31,367 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - show() & gtk events until visible: 14.5279181004 17.8155779839 2012-10-03 21:31:31,368 - softwarecenter.performance - DEBUG - ** main window fully ready after: 17.8155779839 seconds -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/845579 Title: software-center terribly slow, ubuntu freezing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/845579/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs