diff --git a/vlib/os/os.c.v b/vlib/os/os.c.v
index 8dccd86a17e607..12369d07eec5a4 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.c.v
@@ -1008,15 +1008,3 @@ pub fn glob(patterns ...string) ?[]string {
 	matches.sort()
 	return matches
 }
-
-pub fn last_error() IError {
-	$if windows {
-		code := int(C.GetLastError())
-		msg := get_error_msg(code)
-		return error_with_code(msg, code)
-	} $else {
-		code := C.errno
-		msg := posix_get_error_msg(code)
-		return error_with_code(msg, code)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/vlib/readline/readline.v b/vlib/readline/readline.v
index ae41ddcf0a26d4..4f0ebf7c403e58 100644
--- a/vlib/readline/readline.v
+++ b/vlib/readline/readline.v
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
 //
 module readline
 
+// Termios stores the terminal options on Linux.
+struct C.termios {}
+
+struct Termios {
+mut:
+	c_iflag int
+	c_oflag int
+	c_cflag int
+	c_lflag int
+	c_cc    [12]int // NCCS == 12. Can't use the defined value here
+}
+
 // Winsize stores the screen information on Linux.
 struct Winsize {
 	ws_row    u16
diff --git a/vlib/readline/readline_default.c.v b/vlib/readline/readline_default.c.v
index 4d2107c8d5ba61..fcbbbb6eab6263 100644
--- a/vlib/readline/readline_default.c.v
+++ b/vlib/readline/readline_default.c.v
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ module readline
 
 import os
 
-struct Termios {
-}
-
+#include <termios.h>
 // Only use standard os.get_line
 // Need implementation for readline capabilities
 //
diff --git a/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v b/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v
index 01e947befae7df..eb0fda9f900bf4 100644
--- a/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v
+++ b/vlib/readline/readline_linux.c.v
@@ -13,32 +13,9 @@ import os
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
-const cclen = 10
-
-// Termios stores the terminal options on Linux.
-struct C.termios {
-mut:
-	c_iflag int
-	c_oflag int
-	c_cflag int
-	c_lflag int
-	c_line  byte
-	c_cc    [cclen]int
-}
-
-struct Termios {
-mut:
-	c_iflag u32
-	c_oflag u32
-	c_cflag u32
-	c_lflag u32
-	c_line  byte
-	c_cc    [cclen]int
-}
-
 fn C.tcgetattr(fd int, termios_p &C.termios) int
 
-fn C.tcsetattr(fd int, optional_actions int, const_termios_p &C.termios) int
+fn C.tcsetattr(fd int, optional_actions int, termios_p &C.termios) int
 
 fn C.raise(sig int)
 
@@ -70,22 +47,18 @@ enum Action {
 // Please note that `enable_raw_mode` catches the `SIGUSER` (CTRL + C) signal.
 // For a method that does please see `enable_raw_mode_nosig`.
 pub fn (mut r Readline) enable_raw_mode() {
-	if unsafe { C.tcgetattr(0, &C.termios(&r.orig_termios)) } != 0 {
+	if C.tcgetattr(0, unsafe { &C.termios(&r.orig_termios) }) == -1 {
 		r.is_tty = false
 		r.is_raw = false
 		return
 	}
-	mut raw := C.termios{}
-	unsafe { vmemcpy(&raw, &r.orig_termios, int(sizeof(raw))) }
-	// println('> r.orig_termios: $r.orig_termios')
-	// println('>            raw: $raw')
+	mut raw := r.orig_termios
 	raw.c_iflag &= ~(C.BRKINT | C.ICRNL | C.INPCK | C.ISTRIP | C.IXON)
 	raw.c_cflag |= C.CS8
 	raw.c_lflag &= ~(C.ECHO | C.ICANON | C.IEXTEN | C.ISIG)
-	raw.c_cc[C.VMIN] = byte(1)
-	raw.c_cc[C.VTIME] = byte(0)
-	unsafe { C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSADRAIN, &raw) }
-	// println('>   after    raw: $raw')
+	raw.c_cc[C.VMIN] = 1
+	raw.c_cc[C.VTIME] = 0
+	C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSADRAIN, unsafe { &C.termios(&raw) })
 	r.is_raw = true
 	r.is_tty = true
 }
@@ -95,19 +68,18 @@ pub fn (mut r Readline) enable_raw_mode() {
 // Please note that `enable_raw_mode_nosig` does not catch the `SIGUSER` (CTRL + C) signal
 // as opposed to `enable_raw_mode`.
 pub fn (mut r Readline) enable_raw_mode_nosig() {
-	if unsafe { C.tcgetattr(0, &C.termios(&r.orig_termios)) } != 0 {
+	if C.tcgetattr(0, unsafe { &C.termios(&r.orig_termios) }) == -1 {
 		r.is_tty = false
 		r.is_raw = false
 		return
 	}
-	mut raw := C.termios{}
-	unsafe { vmemcpy(&raw, &r.orig_termios, int(sizeof(raw))) }
+	mut raw := r.orig_termios
 	raw.c_iflag &= ~(C.BRKINT | C.ICRNL | C.INPCK | C.ISTRIP | C.IXON)
 	raw.c_cflag |= C.CS8
 	raw.c_lflag &= ~(C.ECHO | C.ICANON | C.IEXTEN)
-	raw.c_cc[C.VMIN] = byte(1)
-	raw.c_cc[C.VTIME] = byte(0)
-	unsafe { C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSADRAIN, &raw) }
+	raw.c_cc[C.VMIN] = 1
+	raw.c_cc[C.VTIME] = 0
+	C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSADRAIN, unsafe { &C.termios(&raw) })
 	r.is_raw = true
 	r.is_tty = true
 }
@@ -116,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn (mut r Readline) enable_raw_mode_nosig() {
 // For a description of raw mode please see the `enable_raw_mode` method.
 pub fn (mut r Readline) disable_raw_mode() {
 	if r.is_raw {
-		unsafe { C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSADRAIN, &C.termios(&r.orig_termios)) }
+		C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSADRAIN, unsafe { &C.termios(&r.orig_termios) })
 		r.is_raw = false
 	}
 }
@@ -150,7 +122,7 @@ pub fn (mut r Readline) read_line_utf8(prompt string) ?[]rune {
 	}
 	print(r.prompt)
 	for {
-		unsafe { C.fflush(C.stdout) }
+		C.fflush(C.stdout)
 		c := r.read_char()
 		a := r.analyse(c)
 		if r.execute(a, c) {
@@ -339,7 +311,7 @@ fn (mut r Readline) execute(a Action, c int) bool {
 // get_screen_columns returns the number of columns (`width`) in the terminal.
 fn get_screen_columns() int {
 	ws := Winsize{}
-	cols := if unsafe { C.ioctl(1, C.TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) } == -1 { 80 } else { int(ws.ws_col) }
+	cols := if C.ioctl(1, C.TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) == -1 { 80 } else { int(ws.ws_col) }
 	return cols
 }
 
@@ -570,12 +542,10 @@ fn (mut r Readline) suspend() {
 	r.disable_raw_mode()
 	if !is_standalone {
 		// We have to SIGSTOP the parent v process
-		unsafe {
-			ppid := C.getppid()
-			C.kill(ppid, C.SIGSTOP)
-		}
+		ppid := C.getppid()
+		C.kill(ppid, C.SIGSTOP)
 	}
-	unsafe { C.raise(C.SIGSTOP) }
+	C.raise(C.SIGSTOP)
 	r.enable_raw_mode()
 	r.refresh_line()
 	if r.is_tty {
diff --git a/vlib/readline/readline_test.v b/vlib/readline/readline_test.v
index a3613e85af656c..ab5154f38df216 100644
--- a/vlib/readline/readline_test.v
+++ b/vlib/readline/readline_test.v
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fn no_lines(s string) string {
 }
 
 fn test_struct_readline() {
-	// mut rl := readline.Readline{}
+	// mut rl := Readline{}
 	// eprintln('rl: $rl')
 	// line := rl.read_line('Please, enter your name: ') or { panic(err) }
 	// eprintln('line: $line')
diff --git a/vlib/readline/readline_windows.c.v b/vlib/readline/readline_windows.c.v
index bcd28f3fc9e952..887efdb912655a 100644
--- a/vlib/readline/readline_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/readline/readline_windows.c.v
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ module readline
 
 import os
 
-// needed for parity with readline_default.c.v
-struct Termios {
-}
-
 // Only use standard os.get_line
 // Need implementation for readline capabilities
 //
diff --git a/vlib/term/declarations_default.c.v b/vlib/term/declarations_default.c.v
deleted file mode 100644
index ab55adf25f0b1e..00000000000000
--- a/vlib/term/declarations_default.c.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-module term
-
-pub struct C.termios {
-mut:
-	c_iflag int
-	c_oflag int
-	c_cflag int
-	c_lflag int
-	c_cc    [10]int
-}
diff --git a/vlib/term/declarations_linux.c.v b/vlib/term/declarations_linux.c.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 20464d40f91a67..00000000000000
--- a/vlib/term/declarations_linux.c.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-module term
-
-pub struct C.termios {
-mut:
-	c_iflag int
-	c_oflag int
-	c_cflag int
-	c_lflag int
-	c_line  byte
-	c_cc    [10]int
-}
diff --git a/vlib/term/term_nix.c.v b/vlib/term/term_nix.c.v
index c0c37c8b5a0766..45a0a9b8415aa9 100644
--- a/vlib/term/term_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/term/term_nix.c.v
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ pub:
 	ws_ypixel u16
 }
 
-fn C.tcgetattr(fd int, ptr &C.termios) int
-
-fn C.tcsetattr(fd int, action int, const_ptr &C.termios)
-
 fn C.ioctl(fd int, request u64, arg voidptr) int
 
 // get_terminal_size returns a number of colums and rows of terminal window.
@@ -25,58 +21,70 @@ pub fn get_terminal_size() (int, int) {
 		return default_columns_size, default_rows_size
 	}
 	w := C.winsize{}
-	unsafe { C.ioctl(1, u64(C.TIOCGWINSZ), &w) }
+	C.ioctl(1, u64(C.TIOCGWINSZ), &w)
 	return int(w.ws_col), int(w.ws_row)
 }
 
 // get_cursor_position returns a Coord containing the current cursor position
-pub fn get_cursor_position() ?Coord {
+pub fn get_cursor_position() Coord {
 	if os.is_atty(1) <= 0 || os.getenv('TERM') == 'dumb' {
-		return Coord{0, 0}
-	}
-
-	old_state := C.termios{}
-	if unsafe { C.tcgetattr(0, &old_state) } != 0 {
-		return os.last_error()
-	}
-	defer {
-		// restore the old terminal state:
-		unsafe { C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSANOW, &old_state) }
+		return Coord{
+			x: 0
+			y: 0
+		}
 	}
-
-	mut state := C.termios{}
-	if unsafe { C.tcgetattr(0, &state) } != 0 {
-		return os.last_error()
+	// TODO: use termios.h, C.tcgetattr & C.tcsetattr directly,
+	// instead of using `stty`
+	mut oldsettings := os.execute('stty -g')
+	if oldsettings.exit_code < 0 {
+		oldsettings = os.Result{}
 	}
-	state.c_lflag &= int(~(u32(C.ICANON) | u32(C.ECHO)))
-	unsafe { C.tcsetattr(0, C.TCSANOW, &state) }
-
-	print('\e[6n')
-
+	os.system('stty -echo -icanon time 0')
+	print('\033[6n')
+	mut ch := int(0)
+	mut i := 0
+	// ESC [ YYY `;` XXX `R`
+	mut reading_x := false
+	mut reading_y := false
 	mut x := 0
 	mut y := 0
-	mut stage := byte(0)
-
-	// ESC [ YYY `;` XXX `R`
-
 	for {
-		w := unsafe { C.getchar() }
-		if w < 0 {
-			return error_with_code('Failed to read from stdin', 888)
-		} else if w == `[` || w == `;` {
-			stage++
-		} else if `0` <= w && w <= `9` {
-			match stage {
-				// converting string values to int:
-				1 { y = y * 10 + int(w - `0`) }
-				2 { x = x * 10 + int(w - `0`) }
-				else {}
-			}
-		} else if w == `R` {
+		ch = C.getchar()
+		b := byte(ch)
+		i++
+		if i >= 15 {
+			panic('C.getchar() called too many times')
+		}
+		// state management:
+		if b == `R` {
 			break
 		}
+		if b == `[` {
+			reading_y = true
+			reading_x = false
+			continue
+		}
+		if b == `;` {
+			reading_y = false
+			reading_x = true
+			continue
+		}
+		// converting string vals to ints:
+		if reading_x {
+			x *= 10
+			x += (b - byte(`0`))
+		}
+		if reading_y {
+			y *= 10
+			y += (b - byte(`0`))
+		}
+	}
+	// restore the old terminal settings:
+	os.system('stty $oldsettings.output')
+	return Coord{
+		x: x
+		y: y
 	}
-	return Coord{x, y}
 }
 
 // set_terminal_title change the terminal title
diff --git a/vlib/term/term_test.v b/vlib/term/term_test.v
index 114b302cf7b005..00f929340218a5 100644
--- a/vlib/term/term_test.v
+++ b/vlib/term/term_test.v
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ fn test_header() {
 	assert term_width == term.header('1234', '_-/\\/\\').len
 }
 
-fn test_get_cursor_position() ? {
-	original_position := term.get_cursor_position() ?
-	cursor_position_1 := term.get_cursor_position() ?
+fn test_get_cursor_position() {
+	original_position := term.get_cursor_position()
+	cursor_position_1 := term.get_cursor_position()
 	assert original_position.x == cursor_position_1.x
 	assert original_position.y == cursor_position_1.y
 	//
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ fn test_get_cursor_position() ? {
 		x: 10
 		y: 11
 	)
-	cursor_position_2 := term.get_cursor_position() ?
+	cursor_position_2 := term.get_cursor_position()
 	//
 	term.set_cursor_position(
 		x: 5
 		y: 6
 	)
-	cursor_position_3 := term.get_cursor_position() ?
+	cursor_position_3 := term.get_cursor_position()
 	//
 	term.set_cursor_position(original_position)
 	eprintln('original_position: $original_position')
diff --git a/vlib/term/term_windows.c.v b/vlib/term/term_windows.c.v
index db55b62f086bf8..1d2f0329fb3960 100644
--- a/vlib/term/term_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/term/term_windows.c.v
@@ -69,15 +69,13 @@ pub fn get_terminal_size() (int, int) {
 }
 
 // get_cursor_position returns a Coord containing the current cursor position
-pub fn get_cursor_position() ?Coord {
+pub fn get_cursor_position() Coord {
 	mut res := Coord{}
 	if os.is_atty(1) > 0 && os.getenv('TERM') != 'dumb' {
 		info := C.CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO{}
 		if C.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(C.GetStdHandle(C.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &info) {
 			res.x = info.dwCursorPosition.X
 			res.y = info.dwCursorPosition.Y
-		} else {
-			return os.last_error()
 		}
 	}
 	return res
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/color.v b/vlib/term/ui/color.v
index 0e31e77cfea1b3..3e0a0bbf11b763 100644
--- a/vlib/term/ui/color.v
+++ b/vlib/term/ui/color.v
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 module ui
 
-const value_range = [0x00, 0x5f, 0x87, 0xaf, 0xd7, 0xff]!
-
-pub const color_table = init_color_table()
+const (
+	value_range = [0x00, 0x5f, 0x87, 0xaf, 0xd7, 0xff]!
+	color_table = init_color_table()
+)
 
 [direct_array_access]
 fn init_color_table() []int {
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/declarations_default.c.v b/vlib/term/ui/declarations_default.c.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 27c1053c1169eb..00000000000000
--- a/vlib/term/ui/declarations_default.c.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-module ui
-
-struct C.termios {
-mut:
-	c_iflag int
-	c_oflag int
-	c_cflag int
-	c_lflag int
-	c_cc    [10]int
-}
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/declarations_linux.c.v b/vlib/term/ui/declarations_linux.c.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 43ec7aa409c76e..00000000000000
--- a/vlib/term/ui/declarations_linux.c.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-module ui
-
-struct C.termios {
-mut:
-	c_iflag int
-	c_oflag int
-	c_cflag int
-	c_lflag int
-	c_line  byte
-	c_cc    [10]int
-}
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/input_nix.c.v b/vlib/term/ui/input_nix.c.v
index d11f3b4bd890c5..e806fb8c1a0f68 100644
--- a/vlib/term/ui/input_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/term/ui/input_nix.c.v
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ mut:
 	read_buf []byte
 }
 
-const ctx_ptr = &Context(0)
+const (
+	ctx_ptr = &Context(0)
+)
 
 pub fn init(cfg Config) &Context {
 	mut ctx := &Context{
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v b/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v
index 6f08f2a934b289..bd9782d150409f 100644
--- a/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ module ui
 import os
 import time
 
-const buf_size = 64
-
-const ctx_ptr = &Context(0)
-
-const stdin_at_startup = u32(0)
+const (
+	buf_size         = 64
+	ctx_ptr          = &Context(0)
+	stdin_at_startup = u32(0)
+)
 
 struct ExtraContext {
 mut:
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/termios_nix.c.v b/vlib/term/ui/termios_nix.c.v
index 9bbaed3308c4a3..fb5ff76b25f740 100644
--- a/vlib/term/ui/termios_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/term/ui/termios_nix.c.v
@@ -10,18 +10,27 @@ import time
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
-struct C.winsize {
-	ws_row u16
-	ws_col u16
-}
-
 fn C.tcgetattr(fd int, termios_p &C.termios) int
 
-fn C.tcsetattr(fd int, optional_actions int, const_termios_p &C.termios) int
+fn C.tcsetattr(fd int, optional_actions int, termios_p &C.termios) int
 
 fn C.ioctl(fd int, request u64, arg voidptr) int
 
-const termios_at_startup = get_termios()
+struct C.termios {
+mut:
+	c_iflag u32
+	c_lflag u32
+	c_cc    [32]byte
+}
+
+struct C.winsize {
+	ws_row u16
+	ws_col u16
+}
+
+const (
+	termios_at_startup = get_termios()
+)
 
 [inline]
 fn get_termios() C.termios {
@@ -65,11 +74,11 @@ fn (mut ctx Context) termios_setup() ? {
 	if ctx.cfg.capture_events {
 		// Set raw input mode by unsetting ICANON and ECHO,
 		// as well as disable e.g. ctrl+c and ctrl.z
-		termios.c_iflag &= ~(C.IGNBRK | C.BRKINT | C.PARMRK | C.IXON)
-		termios.c_lflag &= ~(C.ICANON | C.ISIG | C.ECHO | C.IEXTEN | C.TOSTOP)
+		termios.c_iflag &= ~u32(C.IGNBRK | C.BRKINT | C.PARMRK | C.IXON)
+		termios.c_lflag &= ~u32(C.ICANON | C.ISIG | C.ECHO | C.IEXTEN | C.TOSTOP)
 	} else {
 		// Set raw input mode by unsetting ICANON and ECHO
-		termios.c_lflag &= ~(C.ICANON | C.ECHO)
+		termios.c_lflag &= ~u32(C.ICANON | C.ECHO)
 	}
 
 	if ctx.cfg.hide_cursor {
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/ui.v b/vlib/term/ui/ui.v
index 78e43eb522d45e..6ba3d7c357bd64 100644
--- a/vlib/term/ui/ui.v
+++ b/vlib/term/ui/ui.v
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ pub fn (c Color) hex() string {
 
 // Synchronized Updates spec, designed to avoid tearing during renders
 // https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/wikis/synchronized-updates-spec
-const bsu = '\x1bP=1s\x1b\\'
-
-const esu = '\x1bP=2s\x1b\\'
+const (
+	bsu = '\x1bP=1s\x1b\\'
+	esu = '\x1bP=2s\x1b\\'
+)
 
 // write puts the string `s` into the print buffer.
 [inline]
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/ui_test.v b/vlib/term/ui/ui_test.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 5817bf8a657168..00000000000000
--- a/vlib/term/ui/ui_test.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import term.ui
-
-// This test just ensures that programs importing term.ui can compile
-
-fn test_a_simple_term_ui_program_can_be_compiled() {
-	println(ui.color_table)
-	assert true
-}