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When you're running a GUI those libraries also get shared. For example Qt might not be used by as many processes as libc, but it saves hundreds of megabytes of
by the_pwner224 7y ago
When you're running a GUI those libraries also get shared. For example Qt might not be used by as many processes as libc, but it saves hundreds of megabytes of memory having that shared across my email/calendar/terminals/torrent client/windowManager/guiShell/pdfReader/webBrowser.
The GP did mention the 'big graphical ones,' but the amount of memory that gets saved was a bit stunning the first time I saw it.