Before you start installing Console-tools you have to unpack the console-tools-0.2.3.patch file.
Install Console-tools by running the following commands:
root:console-tools-0.2.3# patch -Np1 -i ../console-tools-0.2.3.patch
root:console-tools-0.2.3# ./configure --prefix=/usr
root:console-tools-0.2.3# make
root:console-tools-0.2.3# make install
The Console-tools package contains the charset, chvt, consolechars, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, fix_bs_and_del, font2psf, getkeycodes, kbd_mode, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn, mk_modmap, openvt, psfaddtable, psfgettable, psfstriptable, resizecons, saveunimap, screendump, setfont, setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvesablank, showcfont, showkey, splitfont, unicode_start, unicode_stop, vcstime, vt-is-URF8, writevt
charset sets an ACM for use in one of the G0/G1 charsets slots.
chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.
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consolechars loads EGA/VGA console screen fonts, screen font maps and/or application-charset maps.
deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.
dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.
fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.
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getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table.
kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.
loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.
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openvt starts a program on a new virtual terminal.
psfaddtable adds a Unicode character table to a console font.
psfgettable extracts the embedded Unicode character table from a console font.
psfstriptable removes the embedded Unicode character table from a console font.
resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.
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setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries.
setleds sets the keyboard leds.
setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.
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showcfont displays all character in the current screenfont.
showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by the keyboard.
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unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.
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vt-is-UTF8 checks whether the current virtual terminal is in UTF8- or byte-mode.
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