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Hello, Neil. |
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On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 18:44:15 +0000, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:14:39 +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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> > > I see that the kernel code to scroll the console has been stripped out |
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> > > [1]. |
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> > This is appalling. I do all my work on the console (apart from web |
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> > browsing), and with this development, Linux effectively becomes unusable |
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> > to me. I will NOT be bullied into using second rate alternatives like |
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> > X-Windows terminals. |
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> What about screen/tmux? |
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I suppose they'd do at a pinch, but they're both things which get |
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between Linux and my applications, and like X-Windows, they offer |
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"features" which I don't need and don't want, and hijack key sequences. |
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But I will look into it if I have to. For the moment, I can get by by |
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not updating my kernel. |
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> -- |
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> Neil Bothwick |
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> WinErr 00D: Window closed - Do not look outside |
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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). |
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