How to Install and Uninstall mutter Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 08,2025

1. Install "mutter" package

This is a short guide on how to install mutter on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mutter on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mutter package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: mutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.28.4+git20200505-0ubuntu18.04.2
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.53.2), libmutter-2-0 (>= 3.28.2), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), mutter-common (>= 3.28.4+git20200505-0ubuntu18.04.2), gnome-settings-daemon, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.21.4), zenity
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.25.2), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/main/m/mutter/mutter_3.28.4+git20200505-0ubuntu18.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 15464
MD5sum: f69ca1ccd68623f652c0ae4da1db02bd
SHA1: 0673417b09c440d6f84422a8b7477979b7a93838
SHA256: 82ac2768d35e7d020a8813a4168d4b905d5efeb7f355889dde4b4b735336d6ac
SHA512: 026e619fe0af9d4028f04fec1d3034c4d15567a7944b60b1b670692eca3e8a6e1c88ee29b0a4210be3b03e48f8bf70fb2365d13febb92e0c751849b803970179
Description: lightweight GTK+ window manager
Description-md5: 7152d88dc5fc270769908fdf6c997d65
Task: ubuntu-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: mutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.28.1-1ubuntu1
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 85
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.53.2), libmutter-2-0 (>= 3.27.91), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), mutter-common (>= 3.28.1-1ubuntu1), gnome-settings-daemon, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.21.4), zenity
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.25.2), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/main/m/mutter/mutter_3.28.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 12728
MD5sum: b12b89ce2f718f55dd6cb7cc41f6947d
SHA1: 468011de50367d56f790a104519ce6cf17f091b2
SHA256: 30172c570c7d67c09cf66a267752f450598b999dcb4c309d1a69ff0755f67e43
Description: lightweight GTK+ window manager
Description-md5: 7152d88dc5fc270769908fdf6c997d65
Task: ubuntu-desktop
Supported: 5y