How to Install and Uninstall mutter Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "mutter" package

Please follow the guidance below to install mutter on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mutter on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: mutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 392
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: adwaita-icon-theme, gnome-settings-daemon-common, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.33.0), mutter-common (>= 3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.2), zenity, libc6 (>= 2.4), libgles2, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.61.1), libmutter-6-0 (>= 3.29.4), libwayland-server0 (>= 1.13.0), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5)
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.25.2), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/main/m/mutter/mutter_3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 128520
MD5sum: f03935bbba77e095cade349721d53948
SHA1: 9f7f873a69eb8b1d30f25b5b6f0b2ecf9d3807b2
SHA256: 200ff143855fc8ec704dabf4dec2b2d5b16b3ca5856fcfc1a5db97b585c23d83
SHA512: 85793a3fc23f716ba94ca3540f12523c0d98ef20919cce0b19f6c040b1e27ab206d70aa2c8c50404c742f2c197abd46af135c54dc4a68a9106778eb060e87e38
Description: Example window manager using GNOME's window manager library
Description-md5: e1aaf47f1a0045c06fca32ec80a0a883
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop

Package: mutter
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.36.1-3ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 387
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: gnome-settings-daemon-common, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.33.0), mutter-common (>= 3.36.1-3ubuntu3), zenity, libc6 (>= 2.4), libgles2, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.61.1), libmutter-6-0 (>= 3.29.4), libwayland-server0 (>= 1.13.0), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5)
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.25.2), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/main/m/mutter/mutter_3.36.1-3ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 127820
MD5sum: e2fe862b849aab86b2dd7e423c7b443b
SHA1: f5cb13a925540e1e4042400860a5d08e3268aa05
SHA256: efa3f3634fcdde82576ffe140e31f47bf20d4e7dfa9a05affb714647fda88f5f
Description: Example window manager using GNOME's window manager library
Description-md5: e1aaf47f1a0045c06fca32ec80a0a883
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop