Mutter (software)

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Mutter
DeveloperGNOME Project
Initial releaseApril 2011; 15 years ago (2011-04)
Repositorygitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter
Written inC
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    Operating systemUnix-like
    Size40.2 kB (amd64 .deb package)[1]
    Type
    LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later[2]
    Websitemutter.gnome.org

    Mutter is a window manager initially designed and implemented for the X Window System, but then evolved to be a display server ("Wayland compositor"). It became the default window manager in GNOME 3, replacing Metacity[3] which used GTK for rendering. "Mutter" is a combination of "Metacity" and "Clutter".

    Window management

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    Mutter can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops, and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell,[4] which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plug-ins, and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plug-in to Mutter.

    Release history

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    • Support for HiDPI was added to version 3.13 of Mutter by Adel Gadllah.[5]
    • In version 3.13.2 logind integration replaced mutter-launch.[6]
    • In version 3.13.3 (June 24, 2014) the server side bits of wl_touch_interface were implemented by Carlos Garnacho.[7][8][9][10]

    Forks

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    Muffin

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    Muffin is a fork of Mutter by the Linux Mint team for their Cinnamon desktop environment. Cinnamon's shell, a fork of GNOME Shell, is written as a plugin for Muffin.[11]

    References

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    Further reading

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