1. Linux Gurus -- Can you make sense out of this?
- Posted by Jerry Story <jstory at ocii.com>
Dec 05, 2005
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Last edited Dec 06, 2005
Someone sent me this:
[quote]
Debian Linux;
wxeu.sa installed in /usr/lib;
dmak directory installed in ~/bin.
Typing ./dmak in a terminal produces:
"Error opening terminal: xterm."
xterm is installed.
Tried both as user and as root.
Is it the software or is it me?
[/quote]
I don't have a clue. Can anyone figure this out?
2. Re: Linux Gurus -- Can you make sense out of this?
- Posted by ags <eu at 531pi.co.nz>
Dec 05, 2005
-
Last edited Dec 06, 2005
Jerry Story wrote:
>
> Someone sent me this:
> [quote]
> Debian Linux;
> wxeu.sa installed in /usr/lib;
> dmak directory installed in ~/bin.
> Typing ./dmak in a terminal produces:
> "Error opening terminal: xterm."
> xterm is installed.
> Tried both as user and as root.
> Is it the software or is it me?
> [/quote]
>
> I don't have a clue. Can anyone figure this out?
Try:
env TERM=linux ./dmak
or
env TERM=vt100 ./dmak
and if either of those work then you need to change the TERM= line in
/etc/profile
(TERM=linux is better than TERM=vt100 obviously, though others might have a
better suggestion, I just always use TERM=linux)
I think this occurs because the Linux interpreter is statically linked to an
old ncurses version?
Gary
3. Re: Linux Gurus -- Can you make sense out of this?
ags wrote:
>
> Jerry Story wrote:
> >
> > Someone sent me this:
> > [quote]
> > Debian Linux;
> > wxeu.sa installed in /usr/lib;
> > dmak directory installed in ~/bin.
> > Typing ./dmak in a terminal produces:
> > "Error opening terminal: xterm."
> > xterm is installed.
> > Tried both as user and as root.
> > Is it the software or is it me?
> > [/quote]
> >
> > I don't have a clue. Can anyone figure this out?
>
> Try:
>
> env TERM=linux ./dmak
>
> or
>
> env TERM=vt100 ./dmak
>
> and if either of those work then you need to change the TERM= line in
> /etc/profile
>
> (TERM=linux is better than TERM=vt100 obviously, though others might have a
> better suggestion, I just always use TERM=linux)
>
> I think this occurs because the Linux interpreter is statically linked to an
> old ncurses version?
>
> Gary
I got an answer from Matt Lewis:
export TERM=ansi to .bashrc
Dick (the guy with Debian) told me he will let me know if it works. If it
doesn't, then I will tell him to try your idea.
4. Re: Linux Gurus -- Can you make sense out of this?
- Posted by ags <eu at 531pi.co.nz>
Dec 06, 2005
Jerry Story wrote:
>
> ags wrote:
> >
> > Jerry Story wrote:
> > >
> > > Typing ./dmak in a terminal produces:
> > > "Error opening terminal: xterm."
> > > xterm is installed.
> > Try:
> >
> > env TERM=linux ./dmak
> >
> > or
> >
> > env TERM=vt100 ./dmak
> >
> > and if either of those work then you need to change the TERM= line in
> > /etc/profile
> >
> > (TERM=linux is better than TERM=vt100 obviously, though others might have a
> > better suggestion, I just always use TERM=linux)
> >
> > Gary
>
> I got an answer from Matt Lewis:
> export TERM=ansi to .bashrc
>
> Dick (the guy with Debian) told me he will let me know if it works. If it
> doesn't,
> then I will tell him to try your idea.
Yes, it's the same advice. I've just always had problems with TERM=ansi, and
I'm used to being root in a single user environment, so I just do everything
in /etc/profile 
I think anything other than TERM=xterm should do it.
Gary
