How can I set the TERM environment variable?

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Subject: How can I set the TERM environment variable?
From: rlheest@neosoft.com (Richard Heestand)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 20:50:07 -0500 (CDT)
Message-id: <[🔎] 199609190150.UAA14391@mailbox.neosoft.com>

After installing Debian base packages I installed elvisnox.  But, I see that
after booting the TERM environment variable is set to cons80x25. How can I 
best set it to another value (eg linux) during boot for all users?  Where is 
it set anyway?

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