/dev/console missing

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From: Paul Wyborn
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 00:00

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Hi,

I installed the August 1996 slackware on a new system and had trouble
running gpm (selection), X and so on. The /dev/console device was
missing. ln -s /dev/tty0 /dev/console fixed the problem, but I was
wondering why this happened, and if this is the best way to fix it?

Paul Wyborn.

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Paul Wyborn                    In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
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