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  <title>Overview of some window managers</title>

  <p>Here's a description of some of the window managers available.</p>

  <section id="pros">
    <title>Marco</title>
    <p>Marco is the default window manager for the MATE desktop environment. It is very stable and very reliable. It can run with or without compositing.</p>
    <p>If Marco is not installed already, you can install it with <cmd>apt install marco</cmd>.</p>
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  <section id="pros">
    <title>Metacity</title>
    <p>Metacity was the default window manager for the GNOME 2 desktop environment. It is very stable and very reliable. It can run with or without compositing.</p>
    <p>If Metacity is not installed already, you can install it with <cmd>apt install metacity</cmd>.</p>
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  <section id="pros">
    <title>Mutter</title>
    <p>Mutter is the default window and compositing manager for the GNOME 3 desktop environment. It is very stable and very reliable.</p>
    <p>If Mutter is not installed already, you can install it with <cmd>apt install mutter</cmd>.</p>
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  <section id="pros">
    <title>Xfwm4</title>
    <p>Xfwm4 is the default window manager for the Xfce desktop environment. It is very stable and very reliable. It can run with or without compositing.</p>
    <p>If Xfwm4 is not installed already, you can install it with <cmd>apt install xfwm4</cmd>.</p>
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  <section id="pros">
    <title>Compiz</title>
    <p>Compiz is a very impressive window manager, very configurable and full of amazing effects and animations. It is however the least reliable and the least stable.</p>
    <p>Compiz is installed by default in Linux Mint. Note: It is not available in LMDE.</p>
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  <section id="pros">
    <title>Compton</title>
    <p>Compton is a compositing manager. It can be used in combination with windows managers such as Marco, Metacity or Xfwm4. In Xfce, using Xfwm4+Compton is known to reduce screen tearing.</p>
    <p>If Compton is not installed already, you can install it with <cmd>apt install compton</cmd>.</p>
  </section>

  <section id="pros">
    <title>Openbox</title>
    <p>Openbox is a fast and light-weight window manager.</p>
    <p>If Openbox is not installed already, you can install it with <cmd>apt install openbox</cmd>.</p>
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