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minus-squareAlbum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoLinux loads the gtk libs when your desktop starts because it’s a major component of gnu/gnome. Windows doesn’t until you launch an app that would use it. It’s not a small library.
minus-squareheeplr@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years ago It’s not a small library. it’s featherweight compared to Windows Desktop, tho
minus-squareAlbum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSure… But the point is that it’s an apples to oranges compare when half of gimp is loaded by the OS at boot under Linux and at runtime on Windows.
Linux loads the gtk libs when your desktop starts because it’s a major component of gnu/gnome. Windows doesn’t until you launch an app that would use it. It’s not a small library.
it’s featherweight compared to Windows Desktop, tho
Sure… But the point is that it’s an apples to oranges compare when half of gimp is loaded by the OS at boot under Linux and at runtime on Windows.