Re: Why use xterm-debian?
Quoting Björn Elwhagen (marwin@localbar.com):
>
> I've been annoyed for a long time now with the fact that Debian uses
> xterm-debian as the TERM-variable. It can't surve any purpose for all i
> know, if the purpose isn't to be as incompatible with other *IX
> standards. Why not only use xterm-color instead?
>
> [snip]
>
> I don't know why they have started using this standard - but i sure
> think it sucks. If anyone could give me a correct answer to WHY i would
> be very grateful. Perhaps point me to some old discussion about it.
Apart from the technical reference given by someone else, I must just
point out that no amount of guided fiddling would get my xterm to
display a telnet session to SunOS5 correctly.
With xterm-debian, I just copied /etc/terminfo to .terminfo in my
SunOS5 home directory and everything works perfectly.
Cheers,
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