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Metacity

Metacity (pronounced /məˈtæsɪti/) was the default window manager used by the GNOME 2 desktop environment until it was replaced by Mutter in GNOME 3. It is still used by GNOME Flashback, a session for GNOME 3 that provides a similar user experience to the Gnome 2.x series sessions.

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Developer
The GNOME Project
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system
Linux
Platform
GNOME
Release
2.4.2 5 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10)
Repository
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity.git

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Metacity

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples28
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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Metacity

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related to Aim · 11
Metacity → Boring, Cheerios, Enlightenment, GNOME, Havoc Pennington, Its, Many, Marshmallow Froot Loops, Metacity's, People, Sawfish
related to Themes · 4
Metacity → Clearlooks, Despite, GNOME, GNOME Shell
related to External links · 3
Metacity → Download SiteMetacity ThemesUnderstanding Metacity, Themes, Thomas Thurman
Developer · 1
Metacity → The GNOME Project
License · 1
Metacity → GPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system · 1
Metacity → Linux
Platform · 1
Metacity → GNOME
Release · 1
Metacity → 2.4.2 5 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10)
Repository · 1
Metacity → gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity.git
Stable release · 1
Metacity → 3.56.0 / 26 April 2025; 15 months ago (26 April 2025)

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gnome window used manager desktop gtk managers user themes enlightenment sawfish license default development havoc pennington version 12 release written

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MetacityDeveloperThe GNOME Project1.00infobox
MetacityLicenseGPL-2.0-or-later1.00infobox
MetacityOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
MetacityPlatformGNOME1.00infobox
MetacityRelease2.4.2 5 October 2002; 23 years ago (2002-10)1.00infobox
MetacityRepositorygitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity.git1.00infobox
MetacityStable release3.56.0 / 26 April 2025; 15 months ago (26 April 2025)1.00infobox
MetacityTypeX window manager1.00infobox
MetacityWebsitegitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity1.00infobox
MetacityWritten inC1.00infobox
Metacityrelated to AimMetacity's0.60section
Metacityrelated to AimIts0.60section

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