Install GPM by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-segfault.patch && patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-silent.patch && LDFLAGS="-lm" ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install && ldconfig -n -l /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1.19.0 export LDFLAGS="-lm": The math library must be linked with gpm, as ceil() is used in some cursor scrolling logic. LDFLAGS is only needed if you optimize gpm for size. ldconfig -n -l : During installation, gpm outputs a message to run the above command to create the proper library links.