Re: How can I set the TERM environment variable? Question solved!

[rlheest@neosoft.com (Richard Heestand)]

>Hi Richard --
>
>You said:
>> 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?
>
>In looking over some old mail, I found that having TERM set to cons80x25 is
>a consequence of booting an old kernel.  You can check what kernel you're using
>by executing 
>   cat /proc/version
>Apparently, this problem is particularly likely if one is using LILO,
>and hasn't set up LILO's definition of the root directory just right.
>
>Newer kernels won't do this.
>
>HTH,
>Susan Kleinmann
>

Thanks for the hint. I am running both an older and newer version of LINUX.
When I boot using a boot disk rather than LILO the TERM environment variable 
is "linux".