I was facing this problem then realized that my .bash_history file was owned by root! Changing its ownership to my user solved it.
-- 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/800925 Title: Gnome Terminal empties command history every run Status in “gnome-terminal” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Every Gnome Terminal window I open has an empty command history. history command: $ history 1 history ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-terminal 3.0.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-1.2-generic 3.0.0-rc3 Uname: Linux 3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jun 23 00:45:41 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110531.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-terminal UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/800925/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
