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

[Timothy C. Klein]

* David Jackson (david.j.jackson at pickledbeans.com) wrote:
> Osamu --
> Doesn't make any sense to me?
> Doesn't X (at least 3.x.x) require gpm to configure mice?

I don't think X needs gpm at all, for any reason.  It can be made to use
the gpmctl file, if one wants, but X handles all of its own mouse stuff.

gpm is pretty optional, and used to have some security issues.  Maybe
they don't install it by default.

Tim
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