Mutter (software)
| Mutter | |
|---|---|
| Developer | GNOME Project |
| Initial release | April 2011; 14 years ago (2011-04) |
| Stable release | |
| Preview release | |
| Repository | gitlab |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Size | 40.2 kB (amd64 .deb package)[3] |
| Type | |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later [4] |
| Website | mutter |
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 [5] which used GTK for rendering. "Mutter" is a combination of "Metacity" and "Clutter".
Window management
[edit ]Mutter can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops, and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell,[6] 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
[edit ]- In version 3.13.3 (June 24, 2014) the server side bits of
wl_touch_interfacewere implemented by Carlos Garnacho.[9] [10] [11] [12]
Forks
[edit ]Muffin
[edit ]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.[13]
References
[edit ]- ^ https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/releases/48.4.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "48.rc · GNOME / mutter · GitLab". 4 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Debian Mutter Package in sid". Debian Packages.
- ^ "COPYING · master · GNOME / mutter". GNOME GitLab. Archived from the original on 2018年09月20日. Retrieved 2019年03月16日.
- ^ Vervloesem, Koen (2009年08月04日). "Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3". LWN.net . Retrieved 2011年12月27日.
- ^ Kissling, Kristian (2009年07月08日). "Mutter: Window Manager in GNOME's Future". Linux Magazine . Retrieved 2011年12月27日.
- ^ Adel Gadllah (2014年05月03日). "wayland: Add basic hidpi support" . Retrieved 2014年05月03日.
- ^ Florian Müllner (2014年05月27日). "mutter 3.13.2". mail.gnome.org.
- ^ Carlos Garnacho (2014年06月04日). "wayland: Implement the server side bits of wl_touch_interface".
- ^ Florian Müllner (2014年06月24日). "mutter 3.13.3". ftp-release-list@gnome.org (Mailing list).
- ^ "Bug 724442 – Touchscreen does not work". bugzilla.gnome.org.
- ^ Florian Müllner (2014年07月23日). "mutter 3.13.4". ftp-release-list@gnome.org (Mailing list).
- ^ Lefebvre, Clement (23 January 2012). "Cinnamon 1.2 released". cinnamon.linuxmint.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
Further reading
[edit ]- 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.
