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Bug 740641 - Change default to TERM=xterm-256color
Change default to TERM=xterm-256color
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: vte
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: VTE Maintainers
VTE Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-11-24 17:09 UTC by Egmont Koblinger
Modified: 2014-12-01 20:27 UTC
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Description Egmont Koblinger 2014-11-24 17:09:27 UTC 
Requested here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1166428

I agree it'd be a better default.  Might be problematic for some users (ssh'ing to an ancient system where there's no such terminfo -- but they probably know how to fix it), but the current TERM=xterm is also problematic for some users without a trivial workaround (e.g. you can't have a profile that automatically launches an app using 256 colors, without writing a wrapper script).

If really required, gnome-terminal's Compatibility tab could have a new setting to bring back TERM=xterm.

Any objections?
Comment 1 Egmont Koblinger 2014-12-01 20:27:33 UTC 
Default of TERM changed. Marking as closed, please reopen in case of trouble.