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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY gpm-download-http "&sources-anduin-http;/gpm/gpm-&gpm-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY gpm-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY gpm-md5sum "bf84143905a6a903dbd4d4b911a2a2b8">
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10 | <!ENTITY gpm-size "820 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY gpm-buildsize "7.4 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY gpm-time "0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="gpm" xreflabel="GPM-&gpm-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="gpm.html"?>
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17 |
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18 |
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19 | <title>GPM-&gpm-version;</title>
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20 |
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21 | <indexterm zone="gpm">
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22 | <primary sortas="a-GPM">GPM</primary>
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23 | </indexterm>
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24 |
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25 | <sect2 role="package">
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26 | <title>Introduction to GPM</title>
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27 |
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28 | <para>
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29 | The <application>GPM</application> (General Purpose Mouse daemon)
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30 | package contains a mouse server for the console and
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31 | <command>xterm</command>. It not only provides cut and paste support
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32 | generally, but its library component is used by various software such as
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33 | <application>Links</application> to provide mouse support to the
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34 | application. It is useful on desktops, especially if following (Beyond)
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35 | Linux From Scratch instructions; it's often much easier (and less error
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36 | prone) to cut and paste between two console windows than to type
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37 | everything by hand!
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38 | </para>
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39 |
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40 | &lfs120_checked;
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41 |
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42 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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43 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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44 | <listitem>
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45 | <para>
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46 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gpm-download-http;"/>
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47 | </para>
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48 | </listitem>
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>
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51 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gpm-download-ftp;"/>
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52 | </para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>
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56 | Download MD5 sum: &gpm-md5sum;
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57 | </para>
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58 | </listitem>
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59 | <listitem>
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60 | <para>
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61 | Download size: &gpm-size;
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62 | </para>
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63 | </listitem>
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64 | <listitem>
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65 | <para>
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66 | Estimated disk space required: &gpm-buildsize;
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67 | </para>
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68 | </listitem>
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69 | <listitem>
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70 | <para>
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71 | Estimated build time: &gpm-time;
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72 | </para>
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73 | </listitem>
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74 | </itemizedlist>
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75 |
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76 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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77 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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78 | <listitem>
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79 | <para>
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80 | Required patch:
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81 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/gpm-&gpm-version;-consolidated-1.patch"/>
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82 | </para>
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83 | </listitem>
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84 | </itemizedlist>
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85 |
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86 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">Editor Notes:
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87 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/GPM"/></para>
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88 |
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89 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">GPM Dependencies</bridgehead>
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90 |
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91 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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92 | <para role="optional">
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93 | <xref linkend="texlive"/> (for documentation)
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94 | </para>
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95 | </sect2>
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96 |
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97 | <sect2 role="kernel" id='gpm-kernel'>
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98 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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99 |
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100 | <para>
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101 | Enable the following option in the kernel configuration and recompile the
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102 | kernel if necessary:
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103 | </para>
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104 |
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105 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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106 | href="gpm-kernel.xml"/>
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107 |
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108 | <indexterm zone="gpm gpm-kernel">
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109 | <primary sortas="d-gpm">gpm</primary>
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110 | </indexterm>
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111 |
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112 | </sect2>
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113 |
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114 | <sect2 role="installation">
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115 | <title>Installation of GPM</title>
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116 |
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117 | <para>
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118 | Install <application>GPM</application> by running
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119 | the following commands:
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120 | </para>
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121 |
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122 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-&gpm-version;-consolidated-1.patch &&
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123 | ./autogen.sh &&
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124 | ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc ac_cv_path_emacs=no &&
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125 | make</userinput></screen>
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126 |
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127 | <para>
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128 | If <xref linkend='texlive'/> is installed, build the GPM manual as
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129 | dvi, ps, and pdf formats:
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130 | </para>
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131 |
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132 | <screen remap='doc'><userinput>make -C doc gpm.{dvi,ps} &&
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133 | dvipdfm doc/gpm.dvi -o doc/gpm.pdf</userinput></screen>
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134 |
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135 | <para>
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136 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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137 | </para>
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138 |
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139 | <para>
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140 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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141 | </para>
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142 |
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143 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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144 |
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145 | install-info --dir-file=/usr/share/info/dir \
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146 | /usr/share/info/gpm.info &&
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147 |
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148 | rm -fv /usr/lib/libgpm.a &&
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149 | ln -sfv libgpm.so.2.1.0 /usr/lib/libgpm.so &&
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150 | install -v -m644 conf/gpm-root.conf /etc &&
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151 |
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152 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;/support &&
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153 | install -v -m644 doc/support/* \
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154 | /usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;/support &&
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155 | install -v -m644 doc/{FAQ,HACK_GPM,README*} \
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156 | /usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;</userinput></screen>
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157 |
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158 | <para>
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159 | If <xref linkend='texlive'/> is installed and you've built GPM
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160 | manual as dvi, ps, and pdf formats, install them as the &root; user:
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161 | </para>
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162 |
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163 | <screen role='root' remap='doc'><userinput>install -vm644 doc/gpm.{dvi,ps,pdf} /usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;</userinput></screen>
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164 |
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165 | </sect2>
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166 |
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167 | <sect2 role="commands">
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168 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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169 |
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170 | <para>
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171 | <command>./autogen.sh</command>: This command creates the missing
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172 | <command>configure</command> script.
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173 | </para>
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174 |
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175 | <para>
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176 | <parameter>ac_cv_path_emacs=no</parameter>: This variable works around
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177 | an issue causing the package fail to build with
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178 | <xref linkend='emacs'/> installed. It also suppresses the
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179 | installations of some <quote>Emacs support files</quote> shipped with
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180 | GPM. These files are quite outdated and they should be superseded
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181 | with <xref linkend='emacs'/> built-in GPM support. If you need to use
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182 | <xref linkend='emacs'/> in Linux console with mouse support, you
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183 | should install (or reinstall) <xref linkend='emacs'/>
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184 | <emphasis role='bold'>after</emphasis> GPM.
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185 | </para>
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186 |
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187 | <para>
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188 | <command>install-info ...</command>: This package installs a
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189 | <filename class="extension">.info</filename> file, but does not update
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190 | the system <filename>dir</filename> file. This command makes the update.
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191 | </para>
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192 |
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193 | <para>
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194 | <command>ln -v -sfn libgpm.so.2.1.0 /usr/lib/libgpm.so</command>: This
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195 | command is used to create (or update) the <filename
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196 | class="extension">.so</filename> symlink to the library.
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197 | </para>
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198 |
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199 | </sect2>
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200 |
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201 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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202 | <title>Configuring GPM</title>
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203 |
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204 | <sect3 id="gpm-init">
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205 | <title><phrase revision="sysv">Boot Script</phrase>
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206 | <phrase revision="systemd">Systemd Unit</phrase></title>
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207 |
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208 | <indexterm zone="gpm gpm-init">
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209 | <primary sortas="f-gpm-init">gpm</primary>
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210 | </indexterm>
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211 |
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212 | <para revision="sysv">
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213 | Install the
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214 | <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm</filename> init script included in the
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215 | <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
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216 | </para>
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217 |
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218 | <para revision="systemd">
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219 | To start the <command>gpm</command> daemon at boot,
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220 | install the systemd unit from the <xref linkend="systemd-units"/>
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221 | package by running the following command as the
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222 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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223 | </para>
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224 |
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225 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install-gpm</userinput></screen>
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226 |
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227 | </sect3>
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228 |
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229 | <sect3 id="gpm-config">
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230 | <title>Config Files</title>
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231 |
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232 | <para>
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233 | <filename>/etc/gpm-root.conf</filename> and
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234 | <filename>~/.gpm-root</filename>: The default and individual user
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235 | <command>gpm-root</command> configuration files.
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236 | </para>
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237 |
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238 | <para revision="sysv">
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239 | <filename>/etc/sysconfig/mouse</filename>:
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240 | This file contains the name of your mouse device and the protocol
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241 | it uses. To create this file, run the following as the
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242 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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243 | </para>
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244 |
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245 | <screen role="root" revision="sysv"><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/mouse << "EOF"
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246 | <literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/mouse
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247 |
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248 | MDEVICE="<replaceable><yourdevice></replaceable>"
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249 | PROTOCOL="<replaceable><yourprotocol></replaceable>"
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250 | GPMOPTS="<replaceable><additional options></replaceable>"
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251 |
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252 | # End /etc/sysconfig/mouse</literal>
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253 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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254 |
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255 | <indexterm zone="gpm gpm-config">
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256 | <primary sortas="e-AA.gpm-root">~/.gpm-root</primary>
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257 | </indexterm>
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258 |
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259 | <indexterm zone="gpm gpm-config">
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260 | <primary sortas="e-etc-gpm-root.conf">/etc/gpm-root.conf</primary>
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261 | </indexterm>
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262 |
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263 | <indexterm zone="gpm gpm-config" revision="sysv">
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264 | <primary sortas="e-etc-sysconfig-mouse">/etc/sysconfig/mouse</primary>
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265 | </indexterm>
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266 |
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267 | </sect3>
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268 |
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269 | <sect3>
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270 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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271 |
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272 | <para revision="sysv">
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273 | Examples of values to set <envar>MDEVICE</envar>,
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274 | <envar>PROTOCOL</envar>, and <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> to are:
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275 | </para>
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276 |
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277 | <screen revision="sysv"><literal>MDEVICE="/dev/input/mice"
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278 | PROTOCOL="imps2"
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279 | GPMOPTS=""</literal></screen>
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280 |
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281 | <para revision="sysv">
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282 | A list of which protocol values are known can be found by running
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283 | <command>gpm -m <replaceable>[device]</replaceable> -t -help</command>.
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284 | The <envar>MDEVICE</envar> setting depends on which type of mouse you
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285 | have. For example, <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename> for a serial mouse
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286 | (on Windows this is COM1), <filename>/dev/input/mice</filename> is
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287 | often used for USB mice and <filename>/dev/psaux</filename> for PS2
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288 | mice. <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> is the 'catch all' for any additional
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289 | options that are needed for your hardware.
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290 | </para>
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291 |
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292 | <para revision="systemd">
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293 | <application>GPM</application> is by default started with
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294 | the following parameters:
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295 | <parameter>-m /dev/input/mice -t imps2</parameter>. If the
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296 | mentioned parameters don't suit your needs, you can override
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297 | them by running the following commands as
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298 | the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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299 | </para>
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300 |
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301 | <screen role="nodump" revision="systemd"><userinput>install -v -dm755 /etc/systemd/system/gpm.service.d &&
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302 | cat > /etc/systemd/system/gpm.service.d/99-user.conf << EOF
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303 | <literal>[Service]
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304 | ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm <replaceable><list of parameters></replaceable>
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305 | </literal>EOF</userinput></screen>
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306 |
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307 | </sect3>
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308 |
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309 | </sect2>
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310 |
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311 | <sect2 role="content">
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312 | <title>Contents</title>
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313 |
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314 | <segmentedlist>
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315 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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316 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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317 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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318 |
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319 | <seglistitem>
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320 | <seg>disable-paste, display-buttons, display-coords, get-versions, gpm,
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321 | gpm-root, hltest, mev, and mouse-test</seg>
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322 | <seg>libgpm.so</seg>
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323 | <seg>/usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;</seg>
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324 | </seglistitem>
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325 | </segmentedlist>
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326 |
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327 | <variablelist>
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328 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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329 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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330 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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331 |
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332 | <varlistentry id="disable-paste">
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333 | <term><command>disable-paste</command></term>
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334 | <listitem>
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335 | <para>
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336 | is a security mechanism used to disable the paste buffer
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337 | </para>
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338 | <indexterm zone="gpm disable-paste">
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339 | <primary sortas="b-disable-paste">disable-paste</primary>
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340 | </indexterm>
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341 | </listitem>
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342 | </varlistentry>
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343 |
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344 | <varlistentry id="display-buttons">
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345 | <term><command>display-buttons</command></term>
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346 | <listitem>
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347 | <para>
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348 | is a simple program that reports the mouse buttons being
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349 | pressed and released
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350 | </para>
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351 | <indexterm zone="gpm display-buttons">
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352 | <primary sortas="b-display-buttons">display-buttons</primary>
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353 | </indexterm>
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354 | </listitem>
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355 | </varlistentry>
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356 |
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357 | <varlistentry id="display-coords">
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358 | <term><command>display-coords</command></term>
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359 | <listitem>
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360 | <para>
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361 | is a simple program that reports the mouse coordinates
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362 | </para>
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363 | <indexterm zone="gpm display-coords">
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364 | <primary sortas="b-display-coords">display-coords</primary>
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365 | </indexterm>
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366 | </listitem>
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367 | </varlistentry>
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368 |
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369 | <varlistentry id="get-versions">
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370 | <term><command>get-versions</command></term>
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371 | <listitem>
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372 | <para>
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373 | is used to report the <application>GPM</application> library
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374 | and server versions
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375 | </para>
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376 | <indexterm zone="gpm get-versions">
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377 | <primary sortas="b-get-versions">get-versions</primary>
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378 | </indexterm>
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379 | </listitem>
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380 | </varlistentry>
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381 |
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382 | <varlistentry id="gpm-prog">
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383 | <term><command>gpm</command></term>
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384 | <listitem>
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385 | <para>
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386 | is a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles
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387 | </para>
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388 | <indexterm zone="gpm gpm-prog">
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389 | <primary sortas="b-gpm">gpm</primary>
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390 | </indexterm>
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391 | </listitem>
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392 | </varlistentry>
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393 |
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394 | <varlistentry id="gpm-root">
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395 | <term><command>gpm-root</command></term>
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396 | <listitem>
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397 | <para>
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398 | is a default handler for <command>gpm</command>. It is used to
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399 | draw menus on the root window
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400 | </para>
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401 | <indexterm zone="gpm gpm-root">
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402 | <primary sortas="b-gpm-root">gpm-root</primary>
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403 | </indexterm>
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404 | </listitem>
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405 | </varlistentry>
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406 |
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407 | <varlistentry id="hltest">
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408 | <term><command>hltest</command></term>
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409 | <listitem>
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410 | <para>
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411 | is a simple sample application using the high-level library, meant
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412 | to be read by programmers trying to use the high-level library
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413 | </para>
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414 | <indexterm zone="gpm hltest">
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415 | <primary sortas="b-hltest">hltest</primary>
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416 | </indexterm>
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417 | </listitem>
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418 | </varlistentry>
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419 |
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420 | <varlistentry id="mev">
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421 | <term><command>mev</command></term>
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422 | <listitem>
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423 | <para>
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424 | is a program to report mouse events
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425 | </para>
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426 | <indexterm zone="gpm mev">
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427 | <primary sortas="b-mev">mev</primary>
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428 | </indexterm>
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429 | </listitem>
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430 | </varlistentry>
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431 |
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432 | <varlistentry id="mouse-test">
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433 | <term><command>mouse-test</command></term>
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434 | <listitem>
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435 | <para>
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436 | is a tool for determining the mouse type and device it's
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437 | attached to
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438 | </para>
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439 | <indexterm zone="gpm mouse-test">
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440 | <primary sortas="b-mouse-test">mouse-test</primary>
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441 | </indexterm>
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442 | </listitem>
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443 | </varlistentry>
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444 |
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445 | <varlistentry id="libgpm">
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446 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgpm.so</filename></term>
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447 | <listitem>
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448 | <para>
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449 | contains the API functions to access the
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450 | <application>GPM</application> daemon
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451 | </para>
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452 | <indexterm zone="gpm libgpm">
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453 | <primary sortas="c-libgpm">libgpm.so</primary>
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454 | </indexterm>
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455 | </listitem>
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456 | </varlistentry>
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457 |
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458 | </variablelist>
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459 |
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460 | </sect2>
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461 |
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462 | </sect1>
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