On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM Jocelyn Falempe <jfale...@redhat.com> wrote: > > On 22/04/2025 13:25, Neal Gompa wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM Jocelyn Falempe <jfale...@redhat.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've packaged 3 userspace consoles, on my copr repository for Fedora. > >> They can replace fbcon (The default kernel-based console), have more > >> features (like scrolling) and are more secure as they run in userspace. > >> > >> * Kmscon: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jfalempe/kmscon/ > >> * Cage/foot or Gnome-kiosk/Ptyxis: > >> https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jfalempe/Userspacevt/ > >> > >> You can follow the instructions to install one of them, and set it as > >> your default console for testing. > >> > >> You won't be able to launch a graphic environment from there (like > >> startx) but you can still restart your main graphic environment if it > >> has crashed. > >> > >> Also this won't replace the emergency console if there is an issue in > >> your ramdisk, or to prompt for the disk encryption password (if not > >> using plymouth). > >> > >> The long-term goal would be to deprecate fbcon, and use drm_log and > >> userspace consoles to achieve a similar user experience, so that's a > >> first step in that direction. > >> > > > > For kmscon, I think the only thing we're missing is a way to control > > the resolution used. Would it be possible to add a generic tool for > > changing the resolution through DRM? Obviously the API exists since > > Wayland compositors do it. > > > > There is pull request, to add an option to force resolution at startup > for kmscon. > https://github.com/Aetf/kmscon/pull/71 > > But doing that at runtime would require more work. >
I think it makes sense to offer that capability, since it would make it a significant upgrade from the in-kernel kms vt. > > As for the Wayland based ones, I'd started poking at this with > > KWin+Konsole last year. You beat me to the punch in making a packaged > > way to do this. 😅 > > > > I can give it a try, the goal is to have some alternatives, so that > users can choose their favorite Wayland Compositor/Terminal combo. > I've got a draft MR up, it needs testing though: https://gitlab.com/kdj0c/userspacevt/-/merge_requests/1 -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
