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

jbrockmeier at earthlink.net jbrockmeier at earthlink.net
Sat Apr 20 22:02:43 MDT 2002 

On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Collins wrote:

*snip*

> I've been a gentoo afficionado from the early days (mostly on gentoo
> since early last year).  It is now a really good (tm) product.  If you
> can handle "build a system from source" with all the downloads and
> compiles (3-5 days for a complete system), it's the only way to fly.

I read a recent review of Gentoo - according to the reviewer,
some of the compile scripts (I forget what they're called) aren't
of the best quality. Have you had any problems with any of the
packages for Gentoo. (I realize they're not pre-compiled
packages, but I can't recall the word for their ports scripts...)

Take care,

Zonker 
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From: Osamu Aoki <debian at aokiconsulting.com>
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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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Hi,
Post fixed message with limitted quote is the rule on debian-user
according to Karsten Self :)

> > On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 01:43:22PM -0400, David Jackson wrote:
> >> 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" : )
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 08:51:15PM -0400, David Jackson wrote:
> 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).

Are you runing on non-x86 platform?  If not, X can run directly reading
/dev/psaux. (Not that I like it but this was tried once by me at home)

I do not know which configurator you run but always vim works fine :)

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Hi,
Post fixed message with limitted quote is the rule on debian-user
according to Karsten Self :)

> > On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 01:43:22PM -0400, David Jackson wrote:
> >> 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" : )
On Sat, Apr 20, 2002 at 08:51:15PM -0400, David Jackson wrote:
> 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).

Are you runing on non-x86 platform?  If not, X can run directly reading
/dev/psaux. (Not that I like it but this was tried once by me at home)

I do not know which configurator you run but always vim works fine :)

-- 
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