How To Install libmutter-2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmutter-2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmutter-2-0
libmutter-2-0 is:
Mutter is a small window manager, using GTK+ and Clutter to do everything.
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.”
This package contains the window manager shared library, used by mutter itself, and gnome-shell.
There are three methods to install libmutter-2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmutter-2-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmutter-2-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmutter-2-0
Install libmutter-2-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmutter-2-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmutter-2-0
Install libmutter-2-0 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmutter-2-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmutter-2-0
How To Uninstall libmutter-2-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmutter-2-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmutter-2-0
Uninstall libmutter-2-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmutter-2-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmutter-2-0
Remove libmutter-2-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmutter-2-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmutter-2-0
Remove libmutter-2-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmutter-2-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmutter-2-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmutter-2-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
