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xconsole 1.1 Released - Preparing For Post-Y2038 Support, 18 Years After v1.0


Longtime X.Org maintainer Alan Coopersmith with Oracle released a new version of xconsole, the program that displays an X11 window containing the messages sent to /dev/console

Longtime X.Org maintainer Alan Coopersmith with Oracle released a new version of xconsole, the program that displays an X11 window containing the messages sent to/dev/console. The xconsole 1.1 release brings some basic additions like supporting-version and-help CLI options, fixing the use of the scroll wheel in the text area, and also 32-bit preparations for supporting beyond the Year 2038. Those interested in xconsole for monitoring system console messages from within X11 can find all the v1.1 details via the mailing list announcement.

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