KMSCON 9.3 Released With Mouse Support By Default, Other Improvements
KMSCON as a KMS/DRM-based virtual console emulator in user-space has been released. KMSCON is one of the leading solutions for potentially replacing the in-kernel Virtual Terminal (VT) implementation.
KMSCON continues growing more featureful and robust as a viable alternative to the in-kernel VT code. Fedora 44 is even looking to replace the kernel console usage with KMSCON.
KMSCON 9.3 brings a variety of fixes, a rework to the display and video code, enabling mouse support by default after no issues were raised with its v9.2 implementation, preparations for atomic mode-setting support, a DPMS screen timeout feature is added, legacy modesetting fallback support, and a variety of other fixes and minor improvements.
KMSCON 9.3 appears to be a very nice release with the mouse support by default, atomic mode-setting prep work, and all the changes on the whole as KMSCON prepares to see much wider adoption moving forward. If Fedora's adoption of KMSCON goes well, we could see more Linux distributions finally replacing the in-kernel VT use.
KMSCON 9.3 can be downloaded from GitHub for those building from source.
KMSCON continues growing more featureful and robust as a viable alternative to the in-kernel VT code. Fedora 44 is even looking to replace the kernel console usage with KMSCON.
KMSCON 9.3 brings a variety of fixes, a rework to the display and video code, enabling mouse support by default after no issues were raised with its v9.2 implementation, preparations for atomic mode-setting support, a DPMS screen timeout feature is added, legacy modesetting fallback support, and a variety of other fixes and minor improvements.
👁 KMSCON mouse support by default
KMSCON 9.3 appears to be a very nice release with the mouse support by default, atomic mode-setting prep work, and all the changes on the whole as KMSCON prepares to see much wider adoption moving forward. If Fedora's adoption of KMSCON goes well, we could see more Linux distributions finally replacing the in-kernel VT use.
KMSCON 9.3 can be downloaded from GitHub for those building from source.