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gpm: gpm (general purpose mouse server)
gpm:
gpm: The general purpose mouse server, or gpm, allows you to use the mouse
gpm: to cut and paste text from the screen.  It also acts as a mouse 
gpm: server for applications running on the Linux console, such as the
gpm: Midnight Commander file manager. 
gpm:
gpm: NOTE:  This program may cause problems when you start X on systems 
gpm: that do not use a serial mouse.  If you get an 'unable to open mouse 
gpm: device' error from X, disable /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm.
gpm: