Mutter_(window_manager)

Mutter (software)

Mutter (software)

GNOME window manager and display server

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.

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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

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

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    Vervloesem, Koen (2009-08-04). "Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3". LWN.net. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
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    Kissling, Kristian (2009-07-08). "Mutter: Window Manager in GNOME's Future". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
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    Adel Gadllah (2014-05-03). "wayland: Add basic hidpi support". Retrieved 2014-05-03.
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    Florian Müllner (2014-05-27). "mutter 3.13.2". mail.gnome.org.
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    Carlos Garnacho (2014-06-04). "wayland: Implement the server side bits of wl_touch_interface".
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    Florian Müllner (2014-06-24). "mutter 3.13.3". [email protected] (Mailing list).
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    "Bug 724442 – Touchscreen does not work". bugzilla.gnome.org.
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    Florian Müllner (2014-07-23). "mutter 3.13.4". [email protected] (Mailing list).
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    Lefebvre, Clement (23 January 2012). "Cinnamon 1.2 released". cinnamon.linuxmint.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.

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