Mutter (software)
GNOME window manager and display server
| Developer(s) | GNOME Project |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04) |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | gitlab |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Size | 40.2 kB (amd64 .deb package)[2] |
| Type |
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| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[3] |
| Website | mutter |
Mutter is a window manager initially designed and implemented for the X Window System, but then evolved to be a Wayland compositor. It became the default window manager in GNOME 3, replacing Metacity[4] which used GTK for rendering.
Window management
Mutter uses a graphics library called Clutter giving it OpenGL capability. "Mutter" is a portmanteau of "Metacity" and "Clutter". 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
- In version 3.13.3 (June 24, 2014) the server side bits of
wl_touch_interfacewere implemented by Carlos Garnacho.[8][9][10][11]
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]
References
- ^ "46.2".
- ^ "Debian Mutter Package in sid". Debian Packages.
- ^ "COPYING · master · GNOME / mutter". GNOME GitLab. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ Vervloesem, Koen (2009-08-04). "Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3". LWN.net. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Kissling, Kristian (2009-07-08). "Mutter: Window Manager in GNOME's Future". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Adel Gadllah (2014-05-03). "wayland: Add basic hidpi support". Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ Florian Müllner (2014-05-27). "mutter 3.13.2". mail.gnome.org.
- ^ Carlos Garnacho (2014-06-04). "wayland: Implement the server side bits of wl_touch_interface".
- ^ Florian Müllner (2014-06-24). "mutter 3.13.3". [email protected] (Mailing list).
- ^ "Bug 724442 – Touchscreen does not work". bugzilla.gnome.org.
- ^ Florian Müllner (2014-07-23). "mutter 3.13.4". [email protected] (Mailing list).
- ^ Lefebvre, Clement (23 January 2012). "Cinnamon 1.2 released". cinnamon.linuxmint.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
Further reading
- Tilley, Sean (6 August 2017). "The Price of Freedom — A Review of the Librem 15 v3". Medium.
- Stieben, Danny (22 July 2013). "Gnome-Based Desktop Environments Explained: MATE vs. Gnome Shell vs. Unity vs. Cinnamon". makeuseof.com.
External links
- Mutter tarballs
- mutter-wayland tarballs
- GNOME git: Mutter
- GNOME Wiki: Mutter Gestures
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