I can reproduce this in a precise environment as well. But it seems as if this is a bug in gnome-terminal since the same problem does not occur in xterm either in lucid or precise.
** Package changed: aptitude (Ubuntu) => gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) ** Tags added: precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884521 Title: aptitude insists to run reportbug when it shouldn't Status in “gnome-terminal” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I consistently run into the following issue on lucid. When I run aptitude, minimize it via Ctrl+z, return to it via fg and then push the downward arrow, aptitude wants to run reportbug. ^[[BRunning 'reportbug' as root is probably insecure! Continue [y|N|q|?]? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/884521/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp