** Changed in: ncurses (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ncurses in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705067
Title: system-local terminfo does not search /usr/share/terminfo as README says Status in ncurses package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 The file /etc/terminfo/README says This directory is for system-local terminfo descriptions. By default, ncurses will search ${HOME}/.terminfo first, then /etc/terminfo (this directory), then /lib/terminfo, and last not least /usr/share/terminfo. but it seems that /usr/share/terminfo is not used or does not work as expected? Repro: 1) Install `stterm` 2) Start `stterm` 3) Type `clear` Result: terminals database is inaccessible Expected result: Screen is cleared Workaround: Symlink the terminfo database to a user-local ~/.terminfo mkdir -p ~/.terminfo/s && ln -sf /usr/share/terminfo/s/stterm* ~/.terminfo/s To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/+bug/1705067/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp