# How to change the window manager of the budgie desktop

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-change-the-window-manager-of-the-budgie-desktop/5229>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [August 28, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-change-the-window-manager-of-the-budgie-desktop/5229 "2021-08-28T20:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![bob124](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/bob124/32/3510_2.png) [@bob124](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/bob124)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-change-the-window-manager-of-the-budgie-desktop/5229/1 "2021-08-28T20:03:00Z")

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How to change the window manager of the budgie desktop from _budgie-wm_ to _mutter_.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-change-the-window-manager-of-the-budgie-desktop/5229/2 "2021-08-28T20:30:14Z")

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budgie-wm is mutter … its key component is the libmutter code library

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**Author:** ![bob124](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/bob124/32/3510_2.png) [@bob124](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/bob124)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-change-the-window-manager-of-the-budgie-desktop/5229/3 "2021-08-28T20:58:01Z")

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Sorry for making the topic then.