On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:30:06 +0200
Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> for testing I used to build VM using "guix system vm …" and the machines
> are, well, reacting slowly:
> 
> Plasma start up: 80 sec.
> 
> Menu: 36 sec
> 
> When I tried a Vm created with "guix system vm-image …" the machine is
> much quicker:
> 
> Plasma start up:  25 sec.
> 
> Menu: immediately.
> 
> This is a huge contrast, so I wonder what is the reason for this. Any
> ideas? And any ideas how to speed up the first variant?

I'm guessing that the issue with the first variant is the same that I
was coming up against here [1].

1: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2017-08/msg00064.html