System:
Old Dell Inspiron 13 (5000 series)
Kubuntu 25.04
KDE Plasma 6.3.4
KDE Framework 6.12.0
Qt 6.8.3
Kernel 6.14.0-15
My issue:Reboot has become a bit sluggish and I have to log in twice. The first log in seems to stall and perhaps time out, second works.
What happened:
First install was great! I moved Windows 10 into a small partition and gave Linux a test drive for a few days. Was able to use Wine as needed and get my work printer up and running. I decided I'm done with Windows in toto and had replaced all my functionality plus needed the space on my SDD.
So I followed some instructions to use a live boot and KDE Partition manager to delete Windows related partitions and expand the one for Kubuntu. I accessed the boot folder and deleted the Microsoft folder and saw further different instructions to run etfibootcntrl (?) first. I ran it second by accident, but did run it and remove Windows from the boot log, then did the update-grub.
After all of this rebooting has been slow, though it sped up a bit after I removed the boot option, but mostly the issue is at login. I log in once, and the system seems to stall for awhile. Then the password box clears and I have to enter it again. This second time everything if fine, kubuntu starts, and I notice no issues in performance or problems running things.
What I've tried thus far
I've attempted so far to reinstall KDE and reapply the SDDM from the options. I've attempted to check the logs but unclear if I'm seeing anything of note.
I don't mind doing a full wipe and reinstall. I've not done enough to make a backup difficult, but would a) like to avoid it and b) use this as a learning opportunity for the system. Because oh wow I should have ditched Windows long ago!
Old Dell Inspiron 13 (5000 series)
Kubuntu 25.04
KDE Plasma 6.3.4
KDE Framework 6.12.0
Qt 6.8.3
Kernel 6.14.0-15
My issue:Reboot has become a bit sluggish and I have to log in twice. The first log in seems to stall and perhaps time out, second works.
What happened:
First install was great! I moved Windows 10 into a small partition and gave Linux a test drive for a few days. Was able to use Wine as needed and get my work printer up and running. I decided I'm done with Windows in toto and had replaced all my functionality plus needed the space on my SDD.
So I followed some instructions to use a live boot and KDE Partition manager to delete Windows related partitions and expand the one for Kubuntu. I accessed the boot folder and deleted the Microsoft folder and saw further different instructions to run etfibootcntrl (?) first. I ran it second by accident, but did run it and remove Windows from the boot log, then did the update-grub.
After all of this rebooting has been slow, though it sped up a bit after I removed the boot option, but mostly the issue is at login. I log in once, and the system seems to stall for awhile. Then the password box clears and I have to enter it again. This second time everything if fine, kubuntu starts, and I notice no issues in performance or problems running things.
What I've tried thus far
I've attempted so far to reinstall KDE and reapply the SDDM from the options. I've attempted to check the logs but unclear if I'm seeing anything of note.
I don't mind doing a full wipe and reinstall. I've not done enough to make a backup difficult, but would a) like to avoid it and b) use this as a learning opportunity for the system. Because oh wow I should have ditched Windows long ago!