How to Install and Uninstall mutter Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "mutter" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mutter on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mutter
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mutter" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mutter on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mutter
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mutter package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: mutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 42.9-0ubuntu5
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 235
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: adwaita-icon-theme, gnome-settings-daemon-common, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 40~alpha), mutter-common (>= 42.9-0ubuntu5), zenity, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgles2, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.70.0), libmutter-10-0 (>= 42~beta), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5)
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.25.2), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/universe/m/mutter/mutter_42.9-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 107630
MD5sum: 4ec88f08ac67f1c043984f1b57753243
SHA1: 8e8b50778aba90ce44e9e9525f9e597d0a11c3de
SHA256: 8ad6333848bdefebc845128c6a3d46f2e45988db6c319422533801bf1c6ea96a
SHA512: 35b8d979d3a06cc0737cf4841de3bac5c8d0f2b4244cc49004c00a22b8bdb97a396461a073825ad4822da413be5396c5650ca25258c97d87eb9263e44c9e8f64
Description: Example window manager using GNOME's window manager library
Description-md5: e1aaf47f1a0045c06fca32ec80a0a883

Package: mutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 42.0-3ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 232
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: adwaita-icon-theme, gnome-settings-daemon-common, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 40~alpha), mutter-common (>= 42.0-3ubuntu2), zenity, libc6 (>= 2.34), libgles2, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.70.0), libmutter-10-0 (>= 42~beta), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.20.0), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5)
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.25.2), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/universe/m/mutter/mutter_42.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 105894
MD5sum: e5186e7efbfb294df1b11cfba8bdeb12
SHA1: b5be60e275646c669874a88ca7d3c43f3efb921f
SHA256: d27cde21ddd4334f0ba725ae866b88582028913378d3cb4bdc86bbbbb52dd26b
SHA512: 67875dec6ee5858be02186caa1d0ef78f8063fb39f62c47ea9f304db6f3dafa560fd94527e2a49861df8ee036ce7d346db97b7ef01249d543121759129231bae
Description: Example window manager using GNOME's window manager library
Description-md5: e1aaf47f1a0045c06fca32ec80a0a883