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Mir (software)

Mir is a computer display server and, recently, a Wayland compositor for the Linux operating system that is under development by Canonical Ltd. It was planned to replace the currently used X Window System for Ubuntu; however, the plan changed and Mutter was adopted as part of GNOME Shell.

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Developer
Canonical Ltd.
License
GPLv2 or GPLv3
Operating system
Linux
Original author
Canonical Ltd.
Repository
github.com/canonical/mir
Stable release
2.28.0 / 5 June 2026

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Mir (software)

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples11
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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Mir (software)

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Developer · 1
Mir (software) → Canonical Ltd.
License · 1
Mir (software) → GPLv2 or GPLv3
Operating system · 1
Mir (software) → Linux
Original author · 1
Mir (software) → Canonical Ltd.
Repository · 1
Mir (software) → github.com/canonical/mir
Stable release · 1
Mir (software) → 2.28.0 / 5 June 2026
Type · 1
Mir (software) → Display server
Website · 1
Mir (software) → mir-server.io
Written in · 1
Mir (software) → C++

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mir canonical wayland ubuntu announced development 2013 unity display linux server system ltd software input support part developer xmir canonical's

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mir (software)DeveloperCanonical Ltd.1.00infobox
Mir (software)LicenseGPLv2 or GPLv31.00infobox
Mir (software)Operating systemLinux1.00infobox
Mir (software)Original authorCanonical Ltd.1.00infobox
Mir (software)Repositorygithub.com/canonical/mir1.00infobox
Mir (software)Stable release2.28.0 / 5 June 20261.00infobox
Mir (software)TypeDisplay server1.00infobox
Mir (software)Websitemir-server.io1.00infobox
Mir (software)Written inC++1.00infobox
Mesa's EGL implementationinstance ofSoftware architectureMir is built on EGL and uses some of the infrastructure originally developed for Wayland0.80text
Jolla's libhybrisinstance ofSoftware architectureMir is built on EGL and uses some of the infrastructure originally developed for Wayland0.80text

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