Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Mutter is the default window manager for the Gnome desktop environment. Mutter 3.9.4 is unstable, and has been released in the 10th of July, 2013. For a full list of improvements and fixes, see this link.
In this article I will show you how to install Mutter on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin.
The ppa:ricotz/testing repository contains Mutter 3.9.4 for Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 13.04, Mutter 3.8.0 for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and Mutter 3.6.1. for Ubuntu 12.04.
To install Mutter / upgrade Mutter to the latest version available on Ubuntu systems, do the following:
Add the PPA:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
Update the repo index:
$ sudo apt-get update
Install/upgrade Mutter:
$ sudo apt-get install mutter
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