Mutter (software)
| Developer(s) | The GNOME Project |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 2011 |
| Stable release | 3.16 (March 25, 2015) [±][1] |
| Preview release | 3.15.92 rc (March 18, 2015) [±][2] |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, others |
| Size | 500 KiB[3] |
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| License | GNU General Public License |
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Mutter is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor; it became the default window manager in GNOME 3, replacing Metacity.[4] While Metacity uses GTK+ for rendering, Mutter uses a graphics library called Clutter, and also supports OpenGL through Clutter.
The Mutter window manager can function as standalone window manager application for GNOME-like desktops, and serves as the primary window manager for the GNOME Shell desktop,[5] which is an integral part of GNOME 3. Mutter is extensible with plugins and supports numerous visual effects. GNOME Shell is written as a plugin to Mutter. Gala, a core component of the Pantheon desktop environment, is built using libmutter.[6][7] budgie-wm, the window manager used in the Budgie desktop environment, is another window manager built on libmutter.[8][9]
The name Mutter is a portmanteau of Metacity Clutter.
Development
Adel Gadllah added support for HiDPI to version 3.13 of Mutter.[10]
In Mutter version 3.13.2 mutter-launch was replaced with logind integration.[11]
In Mutter version 3.13.3 from June 24th 2014, the server side bits of wl_touch_interface were implemented by Carlos Garnacho.[12][13][14][15]
Performance
OpenGL games run with a performance hit when using a compositing window manager; in June 2010, Phoronix evaluated this as similar for Mutter[16] and Compiz.[17]
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.
Gala Window Manager
Gala Window Manager is a fork by the Pantheon (desktop environment), available at least for elementary OS and Arch Linux.[18]
References
- ↑ Clasen, Matthias (25 March 2015). "GNOME 3.16 released". gnome-announce-list (Mailing list). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "GNOME 3.15.x Development Series". Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Debian Mutter Package in sid".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Meet Gala: The Window Manager".
- ↑ "5 Myths About elementary".
- ↑ "Budgie".
- ↑ "evolve-os/budgie-desktop".
- ↑ "wayland: Add basic hidpi support". 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "mutter 3.13.2 release notes". 2014-05-27.
- ↑ "wayland: Implement the server side bits of wl_touch_interface". 2014-06-04.
- ↑ "mutter 3.13.3 release notes". 2014-06-24.
- ↑ "Bug 724442 - Touchscreen does not work".
- ↑ "3.13.4".
- ↑ Larabel, Michael (2010-06-21). "Mutter Can Cause A Gaming/OpenGL Performance Hit Too". Phoronix. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ Larabel, Michael (2010-05-21). "The Cost Of Running Compiz". Phoronix. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ "Pantheon in ArchWiki".
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