How to Install and Uninstall mutter Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "mutter" package

This is a short guide on how to install mutter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 let you learn how to uninstall mutter on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mutter
Priority: extra
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 136
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libclutter-1.0-0 (>= 1.23.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.1), libmutter0g, libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), mutter-common (= 3.18.3-0ubuntu2), gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.15.92), zenity
Recommends: gnome-session | x-session-manager
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.4.0), xdg-user-dirs
Filename: pool/universe/m/mutter/mutter_3.18.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 12606
MD5sum: b637585b7919dd4cf7be45f6042a6f53
SHA1: de55774b35dfd633bf53d3e4c6d995a451fe45d1
SHA256: 30300492c35e98f3da1ede0535bb37695e6698f0a143d691603df2805a41b3d6
Description-en: lightweight GTK+ window manager
Mutter is a small window manager, using GTK+ and Clutter to do
everything.
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Mutter is the clutter-based evolution of Metacity, which, as the
author says, is a "Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many
window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like
Cheerios."
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This package contains the core binaries.
Description-md5: 7152d88dc5fc270769908fdf6c997d65
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: ubuntu-gnome-desktop