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zetah
Asked: 2011-11-10 05:59:58 +0800 CST

How to load mouse driver/support in text tty terminals (Ctrl+Alt+F[1-6])?

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I launch some text mode program (which accepts mouse input, like MC...) in text terminal and want to be able to use my mouse.

Is there some command I should enter to enable mouse support in this text terminals?

command-line

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  1. Best Answer
    sudo apt-get install gpm

    and reboot

    and then it will work

    As of 12.04.3 there is no need to reboot.

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