Mutter (software)
| Developer(s) | The GNOME Project |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 2011 |
| Stable release | 3.24.3 (20 July 2017[1]) [±] |
| Preview release | 3.25.4 (20 July 2017) [±] |
| Repository |
git |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, others |
| Size | 500 KiB[2] |
| Type | |
| License | GPLv2[3] |
| Website |
download |
Mutter is a window manager initially designed and implemented for the X Window System, and recently has evolved to be a Wayland compositor. It became the default window manager in GNOME 3, replacing Metacity[4] which used GTK+ for rendering. Mutter uses a graphics library called Clutter giving it OpenGL capability. The name 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 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, used in the Budgie desktop environment, is another window manager built on libmutter.[8][9]
Development
Adel Gadllah added support for HiDPI to version 3.13 of Mutter.[10]
In version 3.13.2 logind integration replaced mutter-launch.[11]
In version 3.13.3 (June 24, 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.
References
- ↑ https://git.gnome.org/browse/epiphany/tag/?h=3.24.3
- ↑ "Debian Mutter Package in sid".
- ↑ COPYING
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ "solus-project/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.
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