How To Install gpm on Fedora 34

gpm is A mouse server for the Linux console

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpm on Fedora 34.

What is `gpm`

Gpm provides mouse support to text-based Linux applications like the Emacs editor and the Midnight Commander file management system. Gpm also provides console cut-and-paste operations using the mouse and includes a program to allow pop-up menus to appear at the click of a mouse button.

We can use yum or dnf to install gpm on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gpm.

Install gpm on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gpm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gpm

Install gpm on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gpm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gpm

How To Uninstall gpm on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the gpm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gpm

gpm Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/gpm-root.conf
/etc/gpm-syn.conf
/etc/gpm-twiddler.conf
/usr/bin/disable-paste
/usr/bin/display-buttons
/usr/bin/display-coords
/usr/bin/get-versions
/usr/bin/gpm-root
/usr/bin/hltest
/usr/bin/mev
/usr/bin/mouse-test
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2c
/usr/lib/.build-id/2c/871dc72d4b5f964c7fcb13c910ce72c2cec208
/usr/lib/.build-id/36
/usr/lib/.build-id/36/4225f41e051268a8119acb711d4a72612d42b5
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/d573e1db995196908a6c26d5d43f5757066409
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/9a138e6be0f0728970b71e75fe946f341b2561
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/c005468786a9f9945f8b3634a2217fe7ca8c43
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/d9a8fa0bcd9ea916fd7b919afef0a535c3a8eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/a1
/usr/lib/.build-id/a1/529c45aa6dbddad66e1804bfe31cfc54457db4
/usr/lib/.build-id/da
/usr/lib/.build-id/da/f9ec080120d22c5356172211437b2f8f726dc4
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/a82025b9ab8bfba6108e11bf3e46c9a95585d0
/usr/lib/systemd/system/gpm.service
/usr/sbin/gpm
/usr/share/doc/gpm
/usr/share/doc/gpm/Announce
/usr/share/doc/gpm/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/gpm/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/gpm/README
/usr/share/doc/gpm/README.1.20.2
/usr/share/doc/gpm/README.etouch
/usr/share/doc/gpm/README.gunze
/usr/share/doc/gpm/README.microtouch
/usr/share/doc/gpm/README.synaptics
/usr/share/doc/gpm/README.twiddler
/usr/share/doc/gpm/TODO
/usr/share/doc/gpm/changelog
/usr/share/info/gpm.info.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/gpm-root.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mev.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mouse-test.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/gpm-types.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/gpm.8.gz

References

gpm website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpm on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.