Public bug reported: sqlite3 uses history via the readline library. It used to work just fine on 14.04. After I upgraded to 16.04, the arrow keys stopped working.
The sqlite3 executable is NOT linked against the readline library, and from googling on the internet that seems to be the reason why the keys are not working. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: sqlite3 3.11.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Oct 8 14:15:09 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-22 (229 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) SourcePackage: sqlite3 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-09-22 (16 days ago) ** Affects: sqlite3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1631660 Title: Arrow keys not working in sqlite3 prompt To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/1631660/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs