Canonical now concentrating on making snaps (universal Linux packages) to fire up fast.
Snaps are always sandboxed; so in addition to software availability (in which AUR is unmatched) in comes security.
Performance issues tie into actual, tangible changes in the code, overall understanding and control of the system.
"Checkbox" is now used as a tool.
LZO compression can lead to 60% improvement.
Read all about it ==> https://snapcraft.io/blog/snap-performance-skunk-works-ensuring-speed-and-consistency-for-snaps
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