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jmusits
Joined: 16 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:22 am Post subject: Debian: dpkg-reconfigure colors messed up |
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I'm running into a strange issue when I run dpkg-reconfigure or apt-get install on a package that needs configuration (ie: postfix). The colors are all messed up in the ncurses window. The problem precisely is that the selection menus and the options in them as well as the text inputs have the same background and foreground color making it impossible to read what is being set up.
I have administered debian boxes in the past and have never seen this issue. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jason |
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hybinet
Joined: 02 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:40 am Post subject: |
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| I came across this problem a couple of times as well. Are you using LISH (the console) ? |
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jmusits
Joined: 16 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Nope, ssh in from another nix box. |
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glg
Joined: 09 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| check your TERM variable, maybe the default is different from other systems? |
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Alucard
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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try TERM=vt100
that's as basic as you can get |
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