mouse actions in console tty1

[Richard E Miles]

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:16:36 +1000
Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:36:01 -0700
> Richard E Miles <r.godzilla at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > How do I get my logiech usb 1.1 mouse to allow actions at the tty1 console. I used to be able to select text  with my mouse in the concole with Centos but have not been able to do that with ubuntu feisty fawn. I would appreciate you help.
> 
> Install the "gpm" package - 
> 
> From "apt-cache show gpm" :
> 
>  General Purpose Mouse Interface
>  This package provides a daemon that captures mouse events when the system
>  console is active, and delivers events to applications through a library.
>  .
>  The default when no application is running is to emulate "selection", that
>  is, to allow cut-and-paste with the mouse on the console the same way as
>  it is done under X.
> 
> It is in the "universe" repository.
> 
> Peter
> 

Thank you for fast response. That is just what I need. :)



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