Package: rxvt-unicode Version: 5.6-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch rxvt-unicode package does not install terminfo. The rxvt-unicode website has a FAQ for this problem (http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html).
The quick and dirty fix is to set TERM=xterm, but causes some trouble. For example, when PS1 contains escape sequences, then typing commands with backslashes can quote them and cause them to print. My PS1 is '[EMAIL PROTECTED] \W](\j)\$ \[\033[0m\]\[\033[0m\]'. If I type <backslash><enter><enter> at the prompt, I get '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~](0)$' at the next prompt ('0m' should not be there). The prompt is wrong until I do <backslash><backslash><enter>. Correct fix is to add terminfo: `infocmp -C rxvt-unicode > /tmp/ti ; tic /tmp/ti ; rm ti` or reinstall with `make install` instead of the .deb. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers breezy-updates APT policy: (500, 'breezy-updates'), (500, 'breezy-security'), (500, 'breezy') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-10-686-smp Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages rxvt-unicode depends on: ii base-passwd 3.5.10 Debian base system master password ii libc6 2.3.5-1ubuntu12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libfontconfig1 2.3.2-1ubuntu4 generic font configuration library ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.4ubuntu1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.0.1-4ubuntu9 GCC support library ii libx11-6 1:6.2.1+cvs.20050722-8 X11 client-side library ii libxft2 2.1.7-1ubuntu5 FreeType-based font drawing librar ii libxrender1 1:0.9.0-1 X Rendering Extension client libra ii ncurses-base 5.4-9ubuntu4 Descriptions of common terminal ty ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-3ubuntu4 compression library - runtime rxvt-unicode recommends no packages. -- no debconf information