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Mouse in screen(1) on the Linux console?

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Mar 15, 20265449 views
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How can I use the mouse in GNU screen on the Linux console? I would expect this to have to go via gpm, but that doesn't seem to happen by default, even if the curses library does link to libgpm. (This may be related to screen's termcap heritage...)

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Fix for: Mouse in screen(1) on the Linux console?

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From the latest GNU Screen Changelog has an entry for mouse usage: Debian unstable seems to have the latest gnu screen with the configuration above. Have fun!

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