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Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``?

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On Fri 03 Sep 2021 at 03:15:13 (+0300), IL Ka wrote:

> .bashrc on bullseye contains following lines
> 
> ```
> # set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
> case "$TERM" in
>     xterm-color|*-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
> esac
> ```
> 
> So we only have colors in the terminal emulator, but not in virtual
> linux console.
> 
> This could be fixed by one more hardcode
> ``
>     xterm-color|*-256color|linux) color_prompt=yes;;
> ``
> 
> But more robust way is something like:
> ```
> if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && [ `/usr/bin/tput colors` -gt 1 ]; then
>         color_prompt=yes
> fi
> ```

I'm not on bullseye yet, but buster's /etc/skel/.bashrc contains:

# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
# off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window
# should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt
#force_color_prompt=yes

Have you tried removing the last # ?

(I use my own customisations for distinct colours on each host,
and inverse colours for root's prompt.)

Cheers,
David.

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Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? IL Ka <kazakevichilya@gmail.com> - 2021-09-03 02:20 +0200
  Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-03 02:40 +0200
    Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-09-03 03:10 +0200
    Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? piorunz <piorunz@gmx.com> - 2021-09-03 03:50 +0200
      Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? Mark Neyhart <Mark.Neyhart@akleg.gov> - 2021-09-03 22:00 +0200
        Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? (colored prompt examples) Intense Red <intnsred@golgotha.net> - 2021-09-05 07:30 +0200
          Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? (colored prompt examples) Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2021-09-05 14:20 +0200
          Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? (colored prompt  examples) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-05 15:10 +0200
            Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? (colored prompt examples) Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2021-09-05 15:40 +0200
              Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? (colored prompt  examples) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-05 15:50 +0200
      Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-05 06:30 +0200
        Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-09-05 15:10 +0200
          Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-07 17:10 +0200
    Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-09-05 18:50 +0200
    Re: Why ``color_prompt`` is only set for ``xterm``? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-09-07 20:40 +0200

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