Quoting my answer to someone else for this very question precisely in this mailing list (note that I myself got the answer by reading the mailing list so you're at least the third generation):
> dpk wrote: > > is there a package for color xterms for debian? if so, does anyone > > know where it is? i have looked all over in the ftp site to find it > > with no luck. > This has been asked recently. The color xterm package has been > abandonned with XFree 3.2. All you have to do is to add the following > line to you (global) Xdefaults. > XTerm*customization: -color This is probably something to add to the FAQs. ----- Francois Gouget [EMAIL PROTECTED]