In Ubuntu 256 colors are not enabled by default, sorry. Here is how I did it: install the "ncurses-term" package and than put the line "export TERM=xterm-256color" in your .bashrc file. Log out, log in. Now you should get in any terminal (gnome, xterm):
In Ubuntu 256 colors are not enabled by default, sorry. Here is how I did it: install the "ncurses-term" package and than put the line "export TERM=xterm- 256color" in your .bashrc file. Log out, log in. Now you should get in any terminal (gnome, xterm):
~$ tput colors
256
I don't see any bugs.