Mutter (software)
GNOME window manager and display server
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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[4] which used GTK for rendering. "Mutter" is a combination of "Metacity" and "Clutter".
| Mutter | |
|---|---|
| Developer | GNOME Project |
| Initial release | April 2011 |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Size | 40.2 kB (amd64 .deb package)[2] |
| Type | |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[3] |
| Website | mutter |
| Repository | gitlab |
Window management
Mutter can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops, and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell,[5] 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
Forks
Muffin
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.[12]