On Wednesday, 13 January 2021 18:14:39 GMT Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hello, Peter. > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:30:19 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > I see that the kernel code to scroll the console has been stripped out > > [1]. > > This is appalling. I do all my work on the console (apart from web > browsing), and with this development, Linux effectively becomes unusable > to me. I will NOT be bullied into using second rate alternatives like > X-Windows terminals. > > Thanks for the heads up! > > > What do people use instead? > > Well, it looks like I'll have to stop upgrading my kernel at 5.8.n.
Actually, the console-scrolling code has gone from 5.4.80 too. Also 5.4.72 I think. -- Regards, Peter.
