Slow startup on Ubuntu 18.10

[ayush987goyal]

Issue Type: Performance Issue

1. Open a terminal and navigate to a director
2. Open VSCode using code .

VSCode takes a lot of time to launch.

VS Code version: Code 1.28.2 (7f3ce96, 2018-10-17T00:20:56.183Z)
OS version: Linux x64 4.18.0-10-generic

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz (8 x 800)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled checker_imaging: disabled_off flash_3d: enabled flash_stage3d: enabled flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software rasterization: disabled_software video_decode: unavailable_software video_encode: unavailable_software webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	1, 1, 2
Memory (System)	7.63GB (0.82GB free)
Process Argv	.
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Process Info

CPU %	Mem MB	   PID	Process
    0	   133	 19286	code main
    0	    39	 19288	   zygote
    0	   203	 19654	     zygote
    0	     0	 19684	       /bin/bash
    0	   102	 19693	       extensionHost
    0	    63	 19699	       watcherService
    0	    63	 19747	       searchService
    0	   102	 19704	     zygote
    0	   102	 19984	     zygote
    0	   133	 19644	   gpu-process
    0	     0	 20008	   /bin/sh -c /bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
    0	     0	 20009	     /bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=

Workspace Info

|  Window (boot_sect_simple.asm - os - Visual Studio Code)
|    Folder (os): 3 files
|      File types: asm(1) gitignore(1) bin(1)
|      Conf files:;

Extensions (25)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
language-x86-64-assembly	13x	2.2.11
ng-template	Ang	0.1.10
bracket-pair-colorizer	Coe	1.0.60
dart-code	Dar	2.19.0
flutter	Dar	2.19.0
vscode-eslint	dba	1.6.1
EditorConfig	Edi	0.12.5
tslint	eg2	1.0.40
prettier-vscode	esb	1.6.1
auto-close-tag	for	0.5.6
auto-rename-tag	for	0.0.15
vscode-pull-request-github	Git	0.2.1
Angular2	joh	6.3.0
Angular-BeastCode	Mik	7.0.4
dotenv	mik	1.0.1
python	ms-	2018.9.1
cpptools	ms-	0.19.0
Go	ms-	0.6.93
debugger-for-chrome	msj	4.10.2
vetur	oct	0.13.0
vscode-graphql	Pri	0.1.5
vscode-icons	rob	7.27.0
sass-indented	rob	1.4.9
code-settings-sync	Sha	3.2.0
JavaScriptSnippets	xab	1.7.1

(1 theme extensions excluded)

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• Slow and Ugly font in Ubuntu 18.10 (#61506)

[ayush987goyal]

This is in particular to the snap packaged vscode.

[scruti]

Have the same issue. The launch time of the VScode Snap became unbearably slow since upgrading to Ubuntu 18.10

[jkehler]

I experienced the same issue on Ubuntu 18.10. i installed VSCode via the Ubuntu Software center which is a snap package. It would take ~15 seconds to launch every single time. So I uninstalled the snap package and installed it via the .deb download link instead and it starts up almost immediately.

[andreujuanc]

Did exactly what @jkehler said, and got opened immediately. :(
I heard lot's of these issues with snaps in several apps, like Gnome Calculator 🤣

[Tyriar]

#61613