I have no experience with KeepassXC, but it might be interesting to start it up via a CLI (redirecting stdout and stderr output to file), use it as normal for one login use, then Exit from the app …
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Example:
keepassxc >> log-file-name 2>&1
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Review the “log-file-name” content.
@mrmazda
You mean systemd-network, or just switching between NM and Wicked? Switching to systemd-network means using systemctl to disable old way and enable new way, then restart network or computer…
Both. I read the docs + stackoverflow for the systemd-network setup.
@myswtest
I have no experience with KeepassXC, but it might be interesting to start it up via a CLI (redirecting stdout and stderr output to file), use it as normal for one login use, then Exit from the app …
Thanks for the suggestion however I switched back to a fresh XFCE install. After using Plasma for 30 minutes the novelty wore off and I felt overwhelmed by the whole thing. Getting a bit old for it all 
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I think it would be a good idea to get yourself a Tumbleweed USB boot stick and boot from there.
Is Firefox also slow with such a clean boot?
marel:
I think it would be a good idea to get yourself a Tumbleweed USB boot stick and boot from there.
Is Firefox also slow with such a clean boot?
Yes, it is. Not sure I’ll get to the bottom of it. At least I’m old enough to not fret over something taking 5 seconds to open instead of 1. My work doesn’t require I move that fast 
, luckily.
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Good you starting Firefox from a clean install, that rules out most possible cases.
Firefox is the only application I start only once for a session and keep open all the time so yes, an initial long start would be insignificant. See this old thread:
Does Firefox start fast if you disconnect your Internet connection?
Try uninstalling xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
https://www.reddit.com/r/openSUSE/comments/12m84d0/slow_launches_yeet_xdgdesktopportalgnome/
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=285590
My problem was that certain applications always started with a delay of 25 seconds.
When I started Firefox it took 27 seconds and gnome-disks took 26 seconds. On my DualBoot Debian, Firefox took 2 seconds to start and gnome-disks took 1 second. By simply removing this package, I achieved the “original” speed of my system.
About my system: Here you can find my system information. tldr: Gaming-System with Cinnamon DE. Cinnamon-settings display won't show anything
Please backup your system before you “yeet” this package. I also recommend to do a dry-run of the removal:
zypper remove -D xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
Please note that this solution worked for me, this is no guarantee that they will work for you.
TW running slow non-workflow
Run command top.
If you have baloo task running
It going to be a very slow day.
If you have a kworker task with "btrfs"
Take a loooong coffee break.
If you have more than one kworker tasks with "btrfs"
Take the morning off.
If you have more than one kworker tasks with "btrfs", and baloo
Take the day off...
Pedro
@marel:
Firefox is the only application I start only once for a session and keep open all the time so yes, an initial long start would be insignificant…
Does Firefox start fast if you disconnect your Internet connection?
Same.
Firefox starts slow whether connected or not. My work around is to use the Firefox package from Mozilla instead of openSUSE’s - works as expected. It must be an openSUSE package issue because I’ve since tried it on HP, Thinkpad, & Dell machines on two separate networks- all the same. I’ve also got that weird browser Brave installed in case things go south. It works very quickly all round but I’m set in my ways and will stick with tradition for now.
@RPi2_User
Please note that this solution worked for me, this is no guarantee that they will work for you.
Thanks for your input - I think/hope I’m set now.
@pedroSMS
…if you use KDE, take the day off - forever.
I have no idea what kworker or baloo is and I’m not sure I want to! Characters from the Jungle Book?
Here is my workflow:
Three terminals, file manager, a browser and client/project notes. I check email morning, lunch and dinner. KDE hijacked my brain. I’m not even sure who it’s meant for. Who has the time to mess around with that thing? A terminal in the file manager? Floating this and that. Duplicate files in search. 25,000 YouTube videos on how to use it. It’s only noon and I already need a drink just thinking about it! I take back that it doesn’t matter what I use.
I still use Perl and COBOL, btw. That’s got to be cooler than using Arch!
Edit: Just realized baloo is the file search thing in KDE. Here is how I’d sum-up KDE: Brilliant sh*t.
Agreed on KDE !
Running TW with KDE/Plasma on two desktops and two laptops for years.
I also have FF on all those machines - no delayed startup. (I also run Chrome, Brave, Opera).
Anyway … if you haven’t already, I’d suggest running FF from the command line and capture all its output to a file, like this:
myuser:~> firefox > ff.log 2>&1
That will redirect stdout and stderr to that log file.
Don’t browse with it … just start it up, and when it’s up, running for a few seconds, Exit out.
You should be able to open the log file with any simple text editor (like Kate).
Then paste the content of that log file up here in a Reply 
Thanks for replying. I no longer have openSUSE’s Firefox but when I get a chance I’ll reinstall it and post up the info (I think I’ve already done it). Maybe it’ll help someone else. I don’t mind using the build from Mozilla.
Edit: I do already have it.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option mesa_glthread overridden by environment.
That’s “typical” output when running FF … that warning actually originates from Mesa, i.e., is not an issue.
kworker with btrfs is disk/ file maintenance process worker(s). They suck up the bandwidth to/from your hard drive. baloo is a file indexer (for some unknown reason, it’s been given a priority of 39!) which sucks up more bandwidth…
They often get triggered by an update. If that happens, I leave on over night, and hopefully it’s done by the morning…
Can you still buy steam powered computers
I hope that helps
Pedro
You keep “complaining about those two processes” … I highly suggest you create a new dedicated thread for your “baloo” and “kworker” issues.
As a point-of-contrast, I do see these two processes run on occassion (mostly after a restart following an update), but the most that boloo runs is anywhere from 60-80 seconds. Just recently, I watched this (a day or two ago).
I have Conky running (all four of my systems), which starts at login and I pay very close attention when baloo runs (plus other processes), and I simply sit back and watch - as I mention - mostly baloo runs right around a minute, then disappears from the processes list.
But in your case, “I leave on over night, and hopefully it’s done by the morning” … something is very rwong with the configuration on your system related to these processes. But this thread is not for troubleshooting that
Actually, baloo is easily disabled in KDE System Settings ==> Search
Alternatively:
> balooctl status
> balooctl suspend
> balooctl purge
> balooctl suspend
> balooctl disable
Check that the Baloo “purge” removed the index database:
> rm ~/.local/share/baloo/index
> rm ~/.local/share/baloo/index-lock
If, you decide that Baloo is actually useful – exactly how many humans are actually of this opinion is difficult to determine but, at least I am one of them – re-enable the Baloo index database – either via the KDE settings or:
> balooctl enable
> balooctl check
Then, find out what is going wrong:
> balooctl failed
> balooctl indexSize
> balooctl monitor
> balooctl status
“Any ideas?”
Shurely !
The idea is not to allow access to system programming for beginners, who don’t know what they are doing, beside learing.
KDE was a very good system, but … years ago.
Serious programmers have left the team and somebody now got the “brilliant idea” to put every functionality alltogether “in one place” So they started with “akonadi”, which replaced properly working programs.
As a success it was impossible to get rid of it.
Still now no email client nor other importand parts work without “akonadi” . And still nobody knows what is this “akonadi” for !
Probably a lot of bugs has been implemented in openSUSE and then
things have been made “working”, but never again working properly nor fast.
A question, is your PC an AIO (All In One)?
If you have time, please, try next after update HP FIRMWARE first.
Could you put here output of next commands in openSUSE and in Fedora?
1 - cpupower frequency-info
2 - cat /proc/cmdline
There’s something wrong with my baloo. I’ll start a new topic on it soon.
Kind regards
Pedro
Any ideas?
When you boot and launch firefox please show the output of -
ps -Ao user,uid,comm,pid,pcpu,tty --sort=-pcpu | head -n 21
and
ps -eo pid,ppid,cmd,comm,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%mem | head -n 21
and
systemd-cgtop --cpu=time -1 user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service
IRC, I had a similar problem with the 'Kalendarac` sucking up to 90% of the CPU usage. If you are experiencing this problem, you can remove numerous KDE programs such as -
zypper rm libKF5AkonadiCore5
Later add a lock -
zypper addlock libKF5AkonadiCore5