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[Gary Lasker <gary.lasker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The startup speed of Software Center has been improved steadily over the
course of the Precise cycle, and especially in recent weeks with the
great work of mvo. As of today's release (version 5.1.7), I am measuring
on my machine less than a second for the initial window to appear (with
spinner as it loads), and the UI is fully ready for use in just over 3
seconds. We will continue to make improvements to startup speed
(particularly for the case where a local .deb is being installed), but
as this measured improvement is significant in Precise and feels
subjectively quite speedy, I will close this bug for the Precise target.
Charles, if you or anyone does not agree that it is fast enough to
justify closing this, of course please feel free to reopen.

Thanks all!

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876210

Title:
  Ubuntu Software Center takes a long time to load

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “software-center” source package in Oneiric:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  For a full description of the misery this bug is causing WORLDWIDE,
  see:    Ubuntu    “software-center” package    Questions    Question
  #174730

  This is basically identical to Bug #641899, and I could have just
  attached my name to that one, but somebody decided that bug was too
  broad and so made it invalid.

  Fine, I'll be specific. The UBUNTU SOFTWARE CENTER TAKES TOO DANG LONG
  TO LOAD on Zotac ZBOX with Intel Atom cpu 1.8 GHz and 2 GB RAM. By TOO
  LONG I mean more than 20 seconds.

  I would file another two dozen bug reports on miserable program but
  this trackball I am being forced to use (yes, there's a goon with a
  gun to my head) is driving me nuts.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 5.0.1.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Oct 16 22:04:25 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-15 (1 days ago)

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