$TERM variable not set when launching xfce terminal

[Sune Bredahl]

Binary package hint: xfce4-terminal

In Xubuntu 10.10 RC (amd64) the result of running xfce4-terminal:

sune@xubuntu64:~$ echo $TERM
dumb
sune@xubuntu64:~$ nano
Error opening terminal: unknown.
sune@xubuntu64:~$ export TERM=vt100
sune@xubuntu64:~$ nano
...

I added "export TERM=vt100" to .profile to permanently solve this, but i guess many users would be lost here.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.5-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 1 20:46:17 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_DK.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1940): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (xfce4-mixer-plugin:1991): libxfce4mixer-CRITICAL **: xfce_mixer_get_track: assertion `GST_IS_MIXER (card)' failed
 (Thunar:1934): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_window_get_window_type: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed

[Frans Bijma (fbijma)]

same problem here. In Terminal xterm is set but this is not exported to the shell

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.