On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, George Bonser wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, Ken Lauffenburger wrote: > > > > > Any suggestions or clues would be quite appreciated. > > > > What brand and model of mouse are you using? > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Also, on a related note, what is the purpose of changing the TERM variable > > to "xterm-debian" ? I'm planning on changing it back on my system unless > > there is some benefit that I haven't discovered yet. The problem I have is > > when I establish an ssh session to my Sun machine at work, it doesn't > > understand "xterm-debian" and I have to set the TERM variable to "xterm" to > > get any useful work done. > > > > Thanks. > > The terminfo entry for xterm-debian can be copied directly to a Solaris > machine without modification. > > Copy /etc/terminfo/x/xterm-debian on the linux box to > /usr/share/lib/terminfo/x/xterm-debian on the Solaris box or have your > sysadmin do it if you do not have root on that machine. Also, you can cut > and paste the termcap entry in /etc/termcap for xterm-debian to > /etc/termcap on the Solaris box.
I did this on my former ISP's Solaris box by setting export TERMINFO=$HOME/.termcap Then copy the xterm-debain file to $HOME/.termcap/x/xterm-debian on the Solaris box. This causes the $HOME/.termcap directories/files to be searched before the system termcap files. So it works reguardless of where you login. See the ncurses man page for details. (Actually I did this with the linux terminal definition, but it should work with xterm-debian also.) /*********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://mills-usa.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ********************************************************************/ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
