I found this tip on the Ubuntu Forums and think it’s worth sharing.
Open up the file /etc/hosts with root privileges, e.g. by typing
sudo gedit /etc/hosts
The file will look like this (instead of hostname it will include your host name):
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 hostname
Now add you host name to the first line after ‘localhost’.
So if your host name is ubuntu, the file should look like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost ubuntu
127.0.1.1 ubuntu
You should now notice faster startup times of your applications.
Thanks for this tip goes to psyke83 who posted it in this thread on the Ubuntu Forums.
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