xfce4-terminal doesn't set TERM env variable

[Andrew Simpson]

Binary package hint: xfce4-terminal

Ubuntu Maverick beta to release candidate.

In terminal Edit --> Preferences --> Advanced --> $TERM setting appears correctly as 'xterm'

Checking on terminal command line gives:

asimpson@hebe:~$ top
TERM environment variable not set.
asimpson@hebe:~$ echo $TERM
dumb
asimpson@hebe:~$ export TERM=xterm
asimpson@hebe:~$ echo $TERM
xterm
asimpson@hebe:~$ top
[Works as expected]

Changing the preferences setting to 'xterm-color' has no effect (The setting does stay in the preferences as set though).

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 i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 4 17:34:54 2010
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_NZ.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal

[Andrew Simpson (andrew-simpson)]

Just adding that Gnome Terminal works as expected. The problem is limited to xfce4-terminal.