E17 : mc requires TERM environment set (Solved)

[melodie]

Hi,

I can't use mc, either as user or root. In Lxterminal as well as in Sakura (that I installed) I get :

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mc
TERM environment variable needs set.
I have searched, among the environment files, and comparing to thoses of other pclinuxos installed nearby on the same hdd, I couldn't find a clue (have not yet quite understood how variables are set and stored).

Could someone tell me how to set this TERM environment variable please ?

Thanks,
Mélodie

[Neal ManBear]

Melodie,
Try adding this --

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TERM=linux
export TERM

to your .bash_profile.

[melodie]

Melodie,
Try adding this --

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TERM=linux
export TERM

to your .bash_profile.

Hi Neal, thanks. What about system wide ? In what file does it go ?

[Neal ManBear]

/etc/skel/.bash_profile & /root/.bash_profile

[melodie]

Hi,

I added it in the live USB just before installing ! Very good, that worked perfectly. Thanks a lot !!!

Could you, or anyone, explain me in a few words what "TERM=linux" means for the system ?

[Neal ManBear]

I'm not sure I could explain TERM=linux, but I'll try. Actually, these are just a couple of guesses.

TERM= terminal
linux= use the default terminal on this instance of linux

or

TERM= session
linux= using bash on a linux kernel

I could easily be very, very wrong here.

[melodie]

Hi again,

In Lxde mini fr I changed it too... but I had to put "xterm" instead of "linux" because the keyboard acted weird in mc. I thought you might want to know, incase...

[Neal ManBear]

Thanks for that, Mel. Is that "xterm" or "XTERM?"

[melodie]

Thanks for that, Mel. Is that "xterm" or "XTERM?"

Same as "linux" : xterm



My boy-friend found out for me. I'll thank him from your part.

[Neal ManBear]

That's appreciated.