mutter
TLDR
Start Mutter
$ mutter
Replace running window manager$ mutter --replace
Run in wayland mode$ mutter --wayland
Run in nested mode$ mutter --nested
Display version$ mutter --version
SYNOPSIS
mutter [options]
DESCRIPTION
mutter is the GNOME window manager. It handles window management and compositing.
The tool supports both X11 and Wayland. Core component of GNOME Shell.
mutter is GNOME window manager.
PARAMETERS
--replace
Replace running window manager.--wayland
Run as Wayland compositor.--nested
Run nested in another session.--version
Show version information.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
GNOME specific. Requires GPU compositing. Usually run via GNOME Shell.
HISTORY
Mutter is derived from Metacity and became the standard GNOME window manager with GNOME 3.
SEE ALSO
gnome-shell(1), muffin(1), metacity(1)
