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`-i`, `--install` | Perform system-wide installation. Allow Desktop Server to run in user context in Session 0 on Windows.<br>Placing Desktop Server in Session 0 allows console applications to run independently of the user's GUI login session. Note: This prevents GUI applications from running from the vtm desktop environment. See "Session 0 Isolation" on the Web for details.<br>Elevated privileges required.
`-0`, `--session0` | Use Session 0 to run Desktop Server in background. For Windows only.
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`-a`, `--mouse [mode]` | Set/reset persistent access to mouse devices for all users on Linux platform.<br>Run `sudo vtm --mouse 0` to reset access.<br>Elevated privileges required.
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`-a`, `--mouse [mode]` | Set/reset persistent access to mouse devices for all users on Linux platform (excluding Android).<br>Run `sudo vtm --mouse 0` to reset access.<br>Elevated privileges required.
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`-q`, `--quiet` | Disable logging.
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`-x`, `--script <cmds>` | Specifies script commands to be run by the desktop when ready.
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`-c`, `--config <file>` | Specifies a settings file to load or plain xml-data to merge.
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vtm -c "<config/terminal/scrollback size=1000000/>" -r term
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#### Linux VGA Console
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#### Linux VGA Console (in-kernel console)
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In order to use a mouse or touchpad in Linux VGA Console, you must grant the user access to mouse/pointing devices. By default, only privileged users and users of the `input` group have access. To grant all users permanent access to all pointing devices, use the command:
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In order to use a mouse or touchpad in Linux VGA Console, you must grant the user access to the mouse device. By default, only privileged users and users of the `input` group have access. To grant temporary access, use the command:
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sudo vtm --SetMouseAccess
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sudo vtm --mouse
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To grant permanent access, you must assign the appropriate access rights to the `/dev/input/eventN` files associated with the mouse devices. The device associations could be found using the following command:
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To reset permanent access, use the command:
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cat /proc/bus/input/devices
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sudo vtm --mouse 0
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```
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Note: The `/dev/input/eventN` files are temporary, created by `udev` each time the system starts.
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