Re: Term not set
Angus Auld wrote: > > --- On Fri, 2/6/09, Frank McCormick wrote: > >> From: Frank McCormick >> Subject: Re: Term not set >> To: l.glidewell.li...@gmail.com >> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 2:11 PM >> L Glidewell wrote: >>> On Thursday 05 February 2009 20:06:54 Frank McCormick >> wrote: >>>> Frank McCormick wrote: >>>>> Lately when the terminal is running in >> update-manager installing >>>>> packages, it says "Term not set" so >> Dialog won't work. It falls back to >>>>> readline. >>>>> How can I fix this? >>>> Nobody ?? >>> Well, the question isn't completely clear. How do >> you run this application, >>> and in what context do you receive this error message? >> >> Simple. Click on update-manager...if there are no updates >> to be >> installed...click on "check". If there are >> updates, click on "Install". >> When the installation begins I presume update-manager runs >> a terminal, >> because that is where I see the message "Term not >> set" >> >> >> How does the terminal >>> run "in" update-manager? Wouldn't it be >> the other way around? >> >> Update-manager is a GTK program...so it'll run from the >> desktop. >> >> What dialogue >>> isn't working? What do you mean by readline? >> Readline I gather is the default the system uses when >> Dialog isn't >> available. > > This has to do with debconf, I sorted this issue by running > "configure-debian", then choosing subsection "admin", then choose program > "debconf", then choose the interface and priority level you want to use. I > use KDE, so naturally I choose the KDE interface. This is great. Thanks. Never even knew configure-debian existed...but it fixed my problem. Cheers signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Term not set
--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Frank McCormick wrote: > From: Frank McCormick > Subject: Re: Term not set > To: l.glidewell.li...@gmail.com > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 2:11 PM > L Glidewell wrote: > > On Thursday 05 February 2009 20:06:54 Frank McCormick > wrote: > >> Frank McCormick wrote: > >>> Lately when the terminal is running in > update-manager installing > >>> packages, it says "Term not set" so > Dialog won't work. It falls back to > >>> readline. > >>> How can I fix this? > >> Nobody ?? > > Well, the question isn't completely clear. How do > you run this application, > > and in what context do you receive this error message? > > > Simple. Click on update-manager...if there are no updates > to be > installed...click on "check". If there are > updates, click on "Install". > When the installation begins I presume update-manager runs > a terminal, > because that is where I see the message "Term not > set" > > > How does the terminal > > run "in" update-manager? Wouldn't it be > the other way around? > > Update-manager is a GTK program...so it'll run from the > desktop. > > What dialogue > > isn't working? What do you mean by readline? > > Readline I gather is the default the system uses when > Dialog isn't > available. This has to do with debconf, I sorted this issue by running "configure-debian", then choosing subsection "admin", then choose program "debconf", then choose the interface and priority level you want to use. I use KDE, so naturally I choose the KDE interface. HTH's. Best regards. -- Angus "All churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, appear to me no other than human inventions, setup to terrify and enslave mankind - and to monopolize power and profit." -- Thomas Paine (1737-1809) ###Laptop powered by Debian Linux### ##Reg. Linux User #278931## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Term not set
L Glidewell wrote: > On Thursday 05 February 2009 20:06:54 Frank McCormick wrote: >> Frank McCormick wrote: >>> Lately when the terminal is running in update-manager installing >>> packages, it says "Term not set" so Dialog won't work. It falls back to >>> readline. >>> How can I fix this? >> Nobody ?? > Well, the question isn't completely clear. How do you run this application, > and in what context do you receive this error message? Simple. Click on update-manager...if there are no updates to be installed...click on "check". If there are updates, click on "Install". When the installation begins I presume update-manager runs a terminal, because that is where I see the message "Term not set" How does the terminal > run "in" update-manager? Wouldn't it be the other way around? Update-manager is a GTK program...so it'll run from the desktop. What dialogue > isn't working? What do you mean by readline? Readline I gather is the default the system uses when Dialog isn't available. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Term not set
On Thursday 05 February 2009 20:06:54 Frank McCormick wrote: > Frank McCormick wrote: > > Lately when the terminal is running in update-manager installing > > packages, it says "Term not set" so Dialog won't work. It falls back to > > readline. > > How can I fix this? > > Nobody ?? Well, the question isn't completely clear. How do you run this application, and in what context do you receive this error message? How does the terminal run "in" update-manager? Wouldn't it be the other way around? What dialogue isn't working? What do you mean by readline? Lee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Term not set
Frank McCormick wrote: > Lately when the terminal is running in update-manager installing > packages, it says "Term not set" so Dialog won't work. It falls back to > readline. > How can I fix this? Nobody ?? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Term not set
Lately when the terminal is running in update-manager installing packages, it says "Term not set" so Dialog won't work. It falls back to readline. How can I fix this? Thanks signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
FW: Re: Synaptic - debconf: TERM not set
Putting this back on list. Andrei - Forwarded message from Chris Capon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:12:21 -0400 From: Chris Capon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070828) To: Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Synaptic - debconf: TERM not set The debconf lines are similar to mine so it may be the same issue. I guess I'll wait and see what the outcome of that bug is. Thanks for your input. Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 11:39:58AM -0400, Chris Capon wrote: > >> After a recent upgrade (testing distribution), Synaptic started showing >> this message: >> >> debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog >> debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) >> debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline >> >> for every package or upgrade being installed. >> >> I do not get this message when running something like dpkg-reconfigure >> from a terminal window. >> >> Synaptic creates its own console window so I don't know how to set the >> TERM environment variable. Is there some way to set it or is Synaptic >> broken? >> >> This happens on two different systems. >> > > Maybe it's #422427? > > Regards, > Andrei > - End forwarded message - signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Synaptic - debconf: TERM not set
On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 11:39:58AM -0400, Chris Capon wrote: > After a recent upgrade (testing distribution), Synaptic started showing > this message: > > debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog > debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) > debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline > > for every package or upgrade being installed. > > I do not get this message when running something like dpkg-reconfigure from > a terminal window. > > Synaptic creates its own console window so I don't know how to set the TERM > environment variable. Is there some way to set it or is Synaptic broken? > > This happens on two different systems. Maybe it's #422427? Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Synaptic - debconf: TERM not set
After a recent upgrade (testing distribution), Synaptic started showing this message: debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline for every package or upgrade being installed. I do not get this message when running something like dpkg-reconfigure from a terminal window. Synaptic creates its own console window so I don't know how to set the TERM environment variable. Is there some way to set it or is Synaptic broken? This happens on two different systems. Thanks, Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
