[CLUE-Tech] Re: Debian: gpm not installing by default

[David Jackson]

Osamu --
Doesn't make any sense to me?
Doesn't X (at least 3.x.x) require gpm to configure mice?
What actually did, was rumage around on the CD's and then did
a dpkg --install (along with a install for my 3D_LABS vedeo card).

Thanks for your reply,
David 


> On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 01:43:22PM -0400, David Jackson wrote:
>> Greetings --
>> 
>> Version 2.2r3.
>> 
>> Is gpm (mouse support) not install my default under Debian?
>> Or did I just miss a package install, or do I need to upgrade my
>> distro?
>> 
>> Related question is using custom install script? Any docs on writing
>> such a thing?
> 
> If you install with "simple" option and never run "dselect" in potato,
> there will be no gpm.
> 
> If you run "dselect" in potato, it automatically select "gpm" due to
> its priority.
> 
> In woody, I think "gpm" may loose priority (or maybe already lost
> priority) so you may have to select in "dselect or do "apt-get install
> gpm" to install it.  There were some discussion on that matter at
> debian-devel ML.
> 
> I love "gpm" : )
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> Osamu Aoki <debian at aokiconsulting.com>, GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D
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