483247 2024-03-11 14:56:59 +0000 Splash screen adds about 30 seconds to login (via SDDM). 2024-03-11 19:08:11 +0000 1 1 10 Unmaintained ksplash general 6.0.1 Arch Linux Linux RESOLVED DUPLICATE 481870 NOR normal --- 0 vincenzo.romano plasma-bugs-null nate 0 oldest_to_newest 2298949 0 vincenzo.romano 2024-03-11 14:56:59 +0000 SUMMARY It adds about 30 seconds extra to login (via SDDM). STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Enable splash screen (either in the systemsettings or with "systemctl --user unmask plasma-ksplash.service") 2. Logout from plasma and the log back in while taking the time 3. Disable splash screen (either in the systemsettings or with "systemctl --user mask plasma-ksplash.service") 4. Logout from plasma and the log back in while taking the time OBSERVED RESULT When enabled, the splash screen adds about 30 seconds to login, while it takes a few seconds without. EXPECTED RESULT Negligible differences between the two cases. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Kernel Version : 6.7.9.zen1-1 Plasma Version : 6.0.1-3 KDE Version : 24.02.0-1 Frameworks Version : 5.115.0-1 Qt5 Version : 5.15.12+kde+r10-1 Qt6 Version : 6.6.2-4 Wayland Version : 1.22.0-1 XOrg/Wayland Version : 23.2.4-2 Mesa Version : 1:24.0.2-2 LibVA Version : 2.20.0-1 VDPAU Version : 1.5-2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Prior to version 6 I could log in almost instantaneously even with the splash screen on. 2298951 1 vincenzo.romano 2024-03-11 14:58:31 +0000 Workaround is to disable the splash screen. See this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=293711 2299121 2 nate 2024-03-11 19:08:11 +0000 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 481870 ***