# Slow Application Startup

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/slow-application-startup/2596>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [October 26, 2019, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/slow-application-startup/2596 "2019-10-26T09:13:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/slow-application-startup/2596/2 "2019-10-26T10:05:18Z")

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VLC startup was reported to us a few weeks back and I made this suggestion

> [@19.10 from beta to release](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/19-10-from-beta-to-release/2480/33):
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> I installed gir1.2-rsvg-2.0 and this appears to make vlc startup fast. Guess this is a packaging issue - suggest ubuntu-bug vlc to add this as a recommended package

You can confirm if it definitely is a kernel issue by booting from the earlier kernel via grub.

Please file a bug report

```
ubuntu-bug linux

```

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