I'm not sure why newer versions of screen (or Ubuntu's configuration) tend to set this weird value of "screen.xterm-256color". The more readable value "screen-256color" is supported at least since Trusty 14.04 (see https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/all/ncurses- base/filelist), probably much earlier than that (I'm seeing forum posts about "screen-256color" dated 2011-ish).
I recommend that you configure your local screen to set this value instead. Indeed screen setting a new value of "screen.xterm-256color" that hasn't had years to get deployed across systems is a bug. (On a somewhat related note, this whole architecture is plain dead broken. ssh'ing and friends should transfer the entire description of the current terminal's behavior, not just a name. Then we wouldn't have to wait for years, anything new would be usable straight away.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1726826 Title: screen 256 colour TERM setting breaks logging into older hosts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1726826/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
