This bug can be closed. I've verified that whiptail now runs with a $TERM type of eterm-colour.
Not sure when in the past 12 years it was fixed though :) :) :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to newt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450093 Title: whiptail failing in a MultiTerm buffer in Emacs Status in newt package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I am running on Ubuntu karmic (development branch) release 9.10. If I run "sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.1" from within a MultiTerm buffer in Emacs, I am not prompted for the root password. Instead I see the following error: Unknown terminal: eterm-color Check the TERM environment variable. Also make sure that the terminal is defined in the terminfo database. Alternatively, set the TERMCAP environment variable to the desired termcap entry. debconf: whiptail output the above errors, giving up! dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) When I run the same command from a GNOME Terminal session, I am prompted for the root password and MySQL installs correctly. I don't know that it's reasonable for apt-get to support being run from within MultiTerm, but the error message is only helpful to users with an understanding of what the termcap library is & why it might be failing. Perhaps apt-get could raise a warning if it's being run on an unsupported terminal type? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/newt/+bug/450093/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
