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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "mutter-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install mutter-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall mutter-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mutter-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mutter-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mutter-common
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 3805
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: mutter
Version: 3.18.3-0ubuntu2
Depends: dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Filename: pool/universe/m/mutter/mutter-common_3.18.3-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 488124
MD5sum: 2c160564eff63b845ecec4d9b1b39bb1
SHA1: 328ed7a349ba95ebeb36b2583ddf5b936b5221e7
SHA256: 4d819d25a975f3542e0cea5887dcd56b3f5547af77a265734968493945758542
Description-en: shared files for the Mutter 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 shared files.
Description-md5: 3e115f2b281be4785d756660fc028a3e
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, ubuntu-gnome-desktop