Debian bug report logs - #1096
reset with terminal type 'linux' (termcap is broken)

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From: homey <homey@interaccess.com>
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Subject: reset with terminal type 'linux' (termcap is broken)
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Package: kernel/termcap
Version: ??? (kernel version 1.2.10)

Here is a transcript:

$ reset
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'
tput: Unknown terminal type 'linux'

I suggest that you add a |linux after console in the termcap.
I did this and it corrected the problem.

I am using Debian 0.93R5 w/ kernel 1.2.10

Thanks

Nick