On Sat, Apr 24, 1999 at 03:12:52PM -0400, Luis Villa wrote: > 2) Simpler :) Where is the TERM definition for xterm stored, and is it > safe to change it? I'm pretty sick of logging into my school account from > my box and getting the message "Terminal type "xterm-debian", is unknown." > and then having to do a "setenv TERM xterm" in order to run things like > pine. I'd prefer to change it on my home machine rather than write a > script or something in my school account to detect and fix it > automatically- that seems like a hack to me. The definitions for terminal types are kept in the ncurses packages. Specifically, xterm, xterm-xfree86, and xterm-debian are in ncurses-base. The file /usr/doc/xterm/README.Debian addresses the issue you raise. Yes, detecting it on the remote end and changing it is a hack, but it's a necessary one. The simple fact is, XFree86's xterm program has some small incompatibilities with that of the last X Consortium release of xterm. If you try to pretend they are the same it can cause you grief (e.g., standout mode not working right). -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux | // // // / / branden@ecn.purdue.edu | EI 'AANIIGOO 'AHOOT'E cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
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