Laptop takes minutes to boot, times out

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@oldrocker99

Timed out waiting for /var/tmp/something

Check the precise message in the logs. It could be this one, or something very similar:

Long bootup time because of systemd-tmpfiles

You mean tpm, not tmp. Try masking tpm2.target, then gdm should start without delay: systemctl mask dev-tpmrm0.device Reboot.

Which already occurred here:

Long boot time after update

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