Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: compiz
I did these two tests (unscientific benchmarks: using my wristwatch's
chronometer) on a cold boot on an acer travelmate 2428 laptop (1.8 GHz
pentium M, 768 MiB of RAM, 5400 rpm drive).
45 seconds = GNOME login time with "normal" desktop effects activated in the
Appearance settings
30 seconds = GNOME login time with no desktop effects
This is a 50% performance regression. It is HUGE. It nullifies almost
entirely the work that has been done so far with optimizing GNOME.
I think there is some serious optimization to be done in here if compiz
is to be activated by default.
This would explain why the Live CD took so long to load too, compared to
dapper's (note that my benchmarks were done on a fully installed system,
not the live CD; I expect the performance gap to be actually magnified
on the liveCD).
** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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compiz default inclusion causes performance regression in gutsy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134428
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