Hi again, I need to admit that the issue "vanished" on my workhorse laptop which is nice on one hand but having an explanation would be even nicer. ;-) I've now tried the other laptop with the same problem:
$ dpkg --get-selections | grep terminus fonts-terminus install $ xlsfonts | grep terminus Exit code: 1 $ xfd -fa terminus-32 ---> created a graphical display with the terminus font $ xterm -fa terminus-32 Speicherzugriffsfehler Exit code: 139 Kind regards Andreas. -- http://fam-tille.de