Improving boot speed | Fedora 42 |

I am looking to improve or make any gains to the boot up speed.

Below is the output from systemd-analyze, but I am unclear what ones are I should look to try and focus on to improve the speeds. Appreciate any guidance on what ones to remove or take action to improve upon.

It would be nice if I got some help and i don’t want to change anything on my own and break the system.

Thank you

SYSTEM INFO

systemd-analyze blame

> 37.819s firewalld.service
28.218s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.3-tty-ttyS3.device
28.218s dev-ttyS3.device
28.216s sys-devices-LNXSYSTM:00-LNXSYBUS:00-MSFT0101:00-tpmrm-tpmrm0.device
28.216s dev-tpmrm0.device
28.214s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.2-tty-ttyS2.device
28.214s dev-ttyS2.device
28.210s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.1-tty-ttyS1.device
28.210s dev-ttyS1.device
28.209s dev-ttyS0.device
28.209s sys-devices-platform-serial8250-serial8250:0-serial8250:0.0-tty-ttyS0.device
28.200s sys-module-configfs.device
22.959s sys-module-fuse.device
16.882s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-182c83b4\x2d6f6a\x2d43be\x2d866d\x2d42e728f824fc.device
16.882s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart5.device
16.882s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.000000000000000100a0752233dac484\x2dpart5.device
16.881s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart5.device
16.881s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-1d39fea4\x2d1d87\x2d4b8e\x2da03a\x2df501345229cb.device
16.881s dev-nvme0n1p5.device
16.881s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5\x2dpart5.device
16.881s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.4-0000:05:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1-nvme0n1p5.device
16.881s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5_1\x2dpart5.device
16.881s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-182c83b4\x2d6f6a\x2d43be\x2d866d\x2d42e728f824fc.device
16.881s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-5.device
16.881s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-1d39fea4\x2d1d87\x2d4b8e\x2da03a\x2df501345229cb.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-001b89d8\x2db0bd\x2d4f7c\x2da991\x2d139ee705de9c.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartlabel-Microsoft\x5cx20reserved\x5cx20partition.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5_1\x2dpart2.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart2.device
16.873s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.4-0000:05:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1-nvme0n1p2.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-2.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5\x2dpart2.device
16.873s dev-nvme0n1p2.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-001b89d8\x2db0bd\x2d4f7c\x2da991\x2d139ee705de9c.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-Microsoft\x5cx20reserved\x5cx20partition.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.000000000000000100a0752233dac484\x2dpart2.device
16.873s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart2.device
16.872s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.4-0000:05:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1-nvme0n1p6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.000000000000000100a0752233dac484\x2dpart6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5_1\x2dpart6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-406104f7\x2d3026\x2d4aaf\x2d91b9\x2d27352ec02fad.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-fedora.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-cd7977ee\x2d8fdb\x2d49b6\x2db00e\x2dbd203d19d7f4.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-cd7977ee\x2d8fdb\x2d49b6\x2db00e\x2dbd203d19d7f4.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5\x2dpart6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-406104f7\x2d3026\x2d4aaf\x2d91b9\x2d27352ec02fad.device
16.872s dev-nvme0n1p6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart6.device
16.872s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dlabel-fedora.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-58ED\x2d061D.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.000000000000000100a0752233dac484\x2dpart1.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartlabel-EFI\x5cx20System\x5cx20Partition.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-58ED\x2d061D.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5\x2dpart1.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-EFI\x5cx20System\x5cx20Partition.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart1.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5_1\x2dpart1.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-1.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart1.device
16.871s dev-nvme0n1p1.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-8dbcd5b1\x2daea0\x2d42cf\x2dbe87\x2d1aa76de21c56.device
16.871s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.4-0000:05:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1-nvme0n1p1.device
16.871s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-8dbcd5b1\x2daea0\x2d42cf\x2dbe87\x2d1aa76de21c56.device
16.870s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5.device
16.870s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1.device
16.870s dev-nvme0n1.device
16.870s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.000000000000000100a0752233dac484.device
16.870s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5_1.device
16.870s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1.device
16.870s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.4-0000:05:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5_1\x2dpart3.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.000000000000000100a0752233dac484\x2dpart3.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartlabel-Basic\x5cx20data\x5cx20partition.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-Basic\x5cx20data\x5cx20partition.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart3.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-e128c59e\x2d3415\x2d4d94\x2db269\x2d6388522b8468.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-e128c59e\x2d3415\x2d4d94\x2db269\x2d6388522b8468.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-3.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-01DBDF397B1F2450.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-01DBDF397B1F2450.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart3.device
16.865s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.4-0000:05:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1-nvme0n1p3.device
16.865s dev-nvme0n1p3.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5\x2dpart3.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartnum-4.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart4.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5_1\x2dpart4.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2dpartuuid-c1d4cf78\x2d68e1\x2d4dee\x2d9ed7\x2dafb40453d741.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2dMTFDHBA1T0TDV\x2d1AZ1AABHA_UJUNE0170G40R5\x2dpart4.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2did-nvme\x2deui.000000000000000100a0752233dac484\x2dpart4.device
16.865s sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:02.4-0000:05:00.0-nvme-nvme0-nvme0n1-nvme0n1p4.device
16.865s dev-nvme0n1p4.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2duuid-38F402ACF4026C86.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpath-pci\x2d0000:05:00.0\x2dnvme\x2d1\x2dpart-by\x2duuid-38F402ACF4026C86.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2ddiskseq-1\x2dpart4.device
16.865s dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-c1d4cf78\x2d68e1\x2d4dee\x2d9ed7\x2dafb40453d741.device
13.721s boot-efi.mount

I fixed your post to use preformatted text to make the output easier to read.

Can you also post systemd-analyse critical-chain please?

I cannot change or reply to the post due to trust issues apparently.
Maybe this will help i don’t know.

Replace the image with preformatted text please.
The image is not nice to read and cannot be quoted from.

Pre formatted text is the </> button.

and lmost impossible to read on older laptops.

Many Fedora issues are shared with other distros. When looking for help, think about ways maximize the chances that someone with a similar issue will discover this topic, including users of other distros. Posting as text increases the chances that a topic can be found with web searches.