Re: Linux Gurus -- Can you make sense out of this?

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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 smile

I think anything other than TERM=xterm should do it.

Gary

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