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To: "Thomas Marteau" <marteaut@esiee.fr>
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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Boot command 
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Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 12:24:39 -0800
From: Grant Grundler <grundler@cup.hp.com>
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"Thomas Marteau" wrote:
> Grant Grundler wrote:
> > Kailashnat V Rampure wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Thanks. I copied the termcap and terminfo directory froma red hat linux
> > > box. Now I am able to run VI and the TERM is vt100.
> >
> > I've added a "vi is complaining" item to the FAQ.
>
> To use vi and all these applications like top, they need the terminfo
> directory in /usr/share from any distrib!!

I didn't say taking from RH was wrong.
IMHO, doing so defeats the whole point of debian's packaging system.

Please read the new FAQ entry and tell me if I've gotten
that right or not.

grant

Grant Grundler
Unix Systems Enablement Lab
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