Public bug reported:
$ 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
** Affects: ncurses (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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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:
New
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
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