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unix:256colours [2009/06/16 15:47]
robm 		unix:256colours [2017/06/22 09:35]
robm Fix link to 256colors.pl
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 ===== So, does terminal <insert name here> do 256 colours? ===== ===== So, does terminal <insert name here> do 256 colours? =====
-See [[http://www.frexx.de/xterm-256-notes/]] for some scripts which produce test patterns. Just in case that site disappears, I'll reproduce the script and screen shot here:+See [[https://gist.github.com/hSATAC/1095100]] for a script which produce test patterns. Just in case it disappears, I'll reproduce the script and screen shot here:
  
 The Perl script: {{:unix:256colors2.pl|256colors2.pl}} The Perl script: {{:unix:256colors2.pl|256colors2.pl}}
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 ===== Setting TERM=xterm-256color by default ===== ===== Setting TERM=xterm-256color by default =====
-For PuTTY, you can change what ''TERM'' name it sends under Settings -> Connection -> Data -> "Terminal-type string". Change it to ''xterm-256colors'', done!+For PuTTY, you can change what ''TERM'' name it sends under Settings -> Connection -> Data -> "Terminal-type string". Change it to ''xterm-256color'', done!
  
 For gnome-terminal, the default Ubuntu terminal if you didn't customise your install, you can't change what it reports itself as: ''xterm''. My work around for this was to add the following snippet to my ''~/.bashrc'': For gnome-terminal, the default Ubuntu terminal if you didn't customise your install, you can't change what it reports itself as: ''xterm''. My work around for this was to add the following snippet to my ''~/.bashrc'':
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 <code bash> <code bash>
-sudo apt-get build-dep screen   # Install whatever's needed to compile screen +sudo apt-get build-dep screen                 # Install whatever's needed to compile screen 
-apt-get source screen           # Download + extract screen source+apt-get source screen                        # Download + extract screen source
 cd ./screen-4.0.3 cd ./screen-4.0.3
-./configure --help | grep 256   # Find magic option we need +./configure --help | grep 256                 # Find magic option we need 
-vim debian/rules                # Edit package build rules, and add \ +vim debian/rules                              # Edit package build rules, and add \ 
-                                # --enable-colors256 to the ./configure command line +                                              # --enable-colors256 to the ./configure command line 
-dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b        # Create a *.deb package file in the directory above current+fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b             # Create a *.deb package file in the directory above current
 cd .. cd ..
-dpkg -i screen_4.0.3-7ubuntu1_i386.deb   # Install the newly create package+sudo dpkg -i screen_4.0.3-7ubuntu1_i386.deb   # Install the newly create package
 </code> </code>
  
unix/256colours.txt · Last modified: 2018/07/30 15:10 by robm

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