How to Install and Uninstall mutter Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mutter on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "mutter" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mutter on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall mutter on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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