--- title: KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes description: KMSCON 10.0.2 has been released, adding asciicast playback support for terminal session recordings created with asciinema. The update also includes a new blink... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-0-2-brings-asciicast-playback-support-bug-fixes-j7pszwhpn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes | daily.dev og:description: KMSCON 10.0.2 has been released, adding asciicast playback support for terminal session recordings created with asciinema. The update also includes a new blink... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-0-2-brings-asciicast-playback-support-bug-fixes-j7pszwhpn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/j7PSzwhPN.png og:image:alt: KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary KMSCON 10.0.2 has been released, adding asciicast playback support for terminal session recordings created with asciinema. The update also includes a new blink configuration option, improved recovery from failed atomic DRM mode-sets, 8x16 font improvements, a fix for mouse button ordering, and various other bug fixes. KMSCON is a user-space terminal emulator built on Linux's KMS/DRM interfaces, used by default in KDE Linux, GNOME OS, and the upcoming Fedora 45 as a replacement for in-kernel VT code. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new features are included in KMSCON 10.0.2? KMSCON 10.0.2 adds asciicast playback support for terminal session recordings produced by asciinema, a new blink configuration option, improved recovery on failed atomic DRM mode-sets, 8x16 font improvements, and a fix for mouse button ordering on inputs, along with various other bug fixes. _Track terminal emulator updates like this KMSCON release as they land on daily.dev._ ### Which Linux distributions use KMSCON instead of the in-kernel VT code? KMSCON is used by default on KDE Linux, GNOME OS, and the upcoming Fedora 45 as a replacement for the traditional in-kernel virtual terminal code. It is built around Linux's KMS/DRM interfaces and is considered the most viable alternative to in-kernel VTs. _Distro maintainers evaluating VT alternatives can follow KMSCON adoption news on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [KMSCON Continues Improving For VT Terminal Emulator In User-Space](https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-continues-improving-for-vt-terminal-emulator-in-user-space-1hql6oy2c) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [KMSCON 10.0 Released With Natural Scrolling Option, Libseat VT Support](https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-0-released-with-natural-scrolling-option-libseat-vt-support-bjtkqzsh7) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [KDE Linux Now Using KMSCON For A Better VT Console Experience](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-linux-now-using-kmscon-for-a-better-vt-console-experience-10didaver) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GNOME OS Switches To KMSCON Enabled By Default](https://daily.dev/posts/gnome-os-switches-to-kmscon-enabled-by-default-mccolrycq) · Phoronix · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#cli](https://daily.dev/tags/cli) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-0-2-brings-asciicast-playback-support-bug-fixes-j7pszwhpn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-0-2-brings-asciicast-playback-support-bug-fixes-j7pszwhpn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-0-2-brings-asciicast-playback-support-bug-fixes-j7pszwhpn"},"datePublished":"2026-08-20T17:23:36.682Z","dateModified":"2026-08-20T17:24:20.799Z","description":"KMSCON 10.0.2 has been released, adding asciicast playback support for terminal session recordings created with asciinema. 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