Re: Adding kmscon to terminfo database.

On 05/06/2026 22:13, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 09:15:11AM +0200, Jocelyn Falempe wrote:
>> On 03/06/2026 00:36, Thomas Dickey wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 04:05:47PM +0200, Jocelyn Falempe wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm the current maintainer of kmscon, a linux userspace terminal, that aims
>>>> to replace fbcon.
>>>> It should be the default in the upcoming Fedora 45 release.
>>>
>>> thanks (I don't see it as default in rawhide -- when might that happen?)
>>
>> It just got merged last night:
>> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/redhat-systemd-presets/pull-request/3
> 
> I see redhat-systemd-presets-102-2.fc45.noarch in my updated rawhide machine,
> the kmscon package is dropped from the list (and the console is still "linux").
> 

Yes the preset is applied on new installation, if you are updating an 
existing rawhide install, it will stay on fbcon.

to enable kmscon, you need to run this:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected] 
/etc/systemd/system/[email protected]

sudo systemctl restart kmsconvt@tty3

also if you want better font, you can install the freetype plugin with:

sudo dnf install kmscon-freetype

and restart kmscon.

Best regards,

-- 

Jocelyn