Identify GUI binaries in /usr/bin via ELF dynamic section inspection

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$ for b in /usr/bin/*; do [[ -f "$b" && -x "$b" ]] && readelf -d "$b" 2>/dev/null | grep -qE 'libQt[0-9]?(Gui|Widgets)|libgtk-|libgdk-|libSDL|libforms|libfltk|libwx_' && echo "GUI: $b"; done Detects true graphical applications (Qt, GTK, SDL, FLTK, wxWidgets) by parsing ELF dynamic tags with readelf -d instead of relying on .desktop files or executing binaries. It ignores protocol-only CLI utilities (like xset or xrandr) by targeting widget toolkits directly rather than base display server libraries (like libX11 or libwayland-client). View this command to comment, vote or add to favourites View all commands by wuseman1 Diff your entire server config at ScriptRock.com

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