Re: Q:Terminal type not known

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

> By the way,
>  > On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 12:54:59AM +0200, Kishoree kishoree wrote:
>  >  > ncurses is installed but no entry for terminfo
> 
> What do you mean "no entry for terminfo"?
> 
On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 01:58:59AM +0200, Kishoree kishoree wrote:
> 
> No there is no such entry as /usr/...../l/linux or /usr/...../x/xterm
> By no entry I mean there is no such directory in the usr/share

Ok.  I just couldn't figure out how you could have ncurses and not have
terminfo files installed.  Lack of terminfo is why pico, emacs, et al.
are complaining.  Now let's find out what happened to terminfo.  If I

  rpm -ql ncurses | less

I get the whole laundry list of terminfo files and other cats and dogs. 
If you do too, then you may need to reinstall ncurses, perhaps with the
-U (upgrade) option because something has happened to them.

If your list does not include terminfo files, then some 6.0 veteran
needs to help us determine what rpm contains them, now.

Ok, so I lied - it wasn't my last shot.
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