| Mutter | |
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| Developer | GNOME Project |
| Initial release | April 2011; 14 years ago (2011-04) |
| 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 |
Mutter is awindow manager initially designed and implemented for theX Window System, but then evolved to be adisplay server ("Wayland compositor"). It became the default window manager inGNOME 3, replacingMetacity[4] which usedGTK for rendering. "Mutter" is acombination of "Metacity" and "Clutter".
Mutter can function as a standalone window manager for GNOME-like desktops, and serves as the primary window manager for theGNOME Shell,[5] which is an integral part ofGNOME 3. Mutter is extensible withplug-ins, and supports numerous visual effects.GNOME Shell is written as a plug-in to Mutter.
wl_touch_interface were implemented by Carlos Garnacho.[8][9][10][11]Muffin is a fork of Mutter by theLinux Mint team for theirCinnamon desktop environment. Cinnamon's shell, a fork of GNOME Shell, is written as a plugin for Muffin.[12]
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