What does 'echo $TERM' say? elsif ($ENV{TERM} eq 'dumb' || $ENV{TERM} eq 'unknown') { die gettext("Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.")."\n"; }
What terminal emulator are you running? ** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Watson (kamion) Status: New => Incomplete -- [gutsy] debconf unable to initialize frontend https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130519 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs