Ubuntu 11.10 Down To 12-Second Boot

deadeyefred writes "Even though it's still only in alpha, it appears as though the forthcoming version of Ubuntu, version 11.10, will be much faster than earlier versions, according to this story. Quoting: 'After installing the OS onto a PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 at 3.00 GHz and a hard disk drive, we stop-watched boot-up time at 12 seconds — more than three seconds faster than the previous best time we’ve measured.' It looks as if the switch from GDM to LightDM will have a significant impact as Ubuntu gets closer to 'instant on' status."

Same result here!

[Sepultura]

That's about how long it took me with Unity before I gave it the boot too!

Re:cool

[Dusanyu]

I hated unity as well. Than I tried Gnome shell than suddenly Unity was decent.