GPM (software)

GPM ("General Purpose Mouse") software provides support for mouse devices in Linux virtual consoles. It is included in most Linux distributions.

GPM
Original author(s)Alessandro Rubini
Developer(s)Nico Schottelius
Stable release
1.20.7 / October 26, 2012
Preview release
1.99.7 / July 24, 2008
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
TypeMouse
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitehttps://nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/

ncurses supports GPM; many applications use ncurses mouse-support. Other applications that work with GPM include Midnight Commander, Emacs, and JED.

See also

Sources

  • Linux in a Nutshell (5th ed.). O'Reilly Media. ISBN 0-596-00930-5.


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