Centos7 - minimal installation: echo $TERM gives me 'linux' and 'tput colors' gives '8'. How to change that?

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I have installed minimal CentOS 7. In the native terminal, there seems no more than 8 colors.

echo $TERM
linux
tput colors
8

So, how can I get 256 colors support in vim? vi version 7.4.160.

In putty it says xterm but I think in native system I don't have it.

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I have installed minimal CentOS 7. In the native terminal, there seems no more than 8 colors.

echo $TERM
linux
tput colors
8

So, how can I get 256 colors support in vim? vi version 7.4.160.

In putty it says xterm but I think in native system I don't have it.

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I have installed minimal CentOS 7. In the native terminal, there seems no more than 8 colors.

echo $TERM
linux
tput colors
8

So, how can I get 256 colors support in vim? vi version 7.4.160.

In putty it says xterm but I think in native system I don't have it.

asked Dec 15 '17 at 9:28

WesternGun

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I have installed minimal CentOS 7. In the native terminal, there seems no more than 8 colors.

echo $TERM
linux
tput colors
8

So, how can I get 256 colors support in vim? vi version 7.4.160.

In putty it says xterm but I think in native system I don't have it.

asked Dec 15 '17 at 9:28

WesternGun

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asked Dec 15 '17 at 9:28

WesternGun

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asked Dec 15 '17 at 9:28

WesternGun

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asked Dec 15 '17 at 9:28

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First, make sure that ncurses is installed on your system :
sudo yum install ncurses-term

Then, assuming that you use bash, try to add this to your ~/.bashrc :
export TERM=xterm-256color

EDIT :

After some researches it appears that it's not possible to have 256 colors support on a native tty without modifying the Linux kernel.

You could take a look at FbTerm, but its last release was in 2010.

edited Dec 15 '17 at 9:55

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

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So, installing ncurses-term does not help?
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 10:52

It does help if you try to use a terminal emulator on the machine or with putty (or any ssh client that supports 256 colors), but if you're using a native tty, you're stuck with 8 colors I'm afraid.
â€“Â Thomas Gros
Dec 15 '17 at 14:25

OK... so I am stuck I guess. I ask because my Putty just disconnects after some time, even I sent ServerKeepAlive every 60 seconds. For the virtual machine set up in my PC, I fixed the problem by disabling network adaptor power saving, but this time it is not my machine, so I sometimes have to use native tty.
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 19:21

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First, make sure that ncurses is installed on your system :
sudo yum install ncurses-term

Then, assuming that you use bash, try to add this to your ~/.bashrc :
export TERM=xterm-256color

EDIT :

After some researches it appears that it's not possible to have 256 colors support on a native tty without modifying the Linux kernel.

You could take a look at FbTerm, but its last release was in 2010.

edited Dec 15 '17 at 9:55

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

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So, installing ncurses-term does not help?
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 10:52

It does help if you try to use a terminal emulator on the machine or with putty (or any ssh client that supports 256 colors), but if you're using a native tty, you're stuck with 8 colors I'm afraid.
â€“Â Thomas Gros
Dec 15 '17 at 14:25

OK... so I am stuck I guess. I ask because my Putty just disconnects after some time, even I sent ServerKeepAlive every 60 seconds. For the virtual machine set up in my PC, I fixed the problem by disabling network adaptor power saving, but this time it is not my machine, so I sometimes have to use native tty.
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 19:21

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First, make sure that ncurses is installed on your system :
sudo yum install ncurses-term

Then, assuming that you use bash, try to add this to your ~/.bashrc :
export TERM=xterm-256color

EDIT :

After some researches it appears that it's not possible to have 256 colors support on a native tty without modifying the Linux kernel.

You could take a look at FbTerm, but its last release was in 2010.

edited Dec 15 '17 at 9:55

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

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So, installing ncurses-term does not help?
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 10:52

It does help if you try to use a terminal emulator on the machine or with putty (or any ssh client that supports 256 colors), but if you're using a native tty, you're stuck with 8 colors I'm afraid.
â€“Â Thomas Gros
Dec 15 '17 at 14:25

OK... so I am stuck I guess. I ask because my Putty just disconnects after some time, even I sent ServerKeepAlive every 60 seconds. For the virtual machine set up in my PC, I fixed the problem by disabling network adaptor power saving, but this time it is not my machine, so I sometimes have to use native tty.
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 19:21

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
0
down vote

accepted

First, make sure that ncurses is installed on your system :
sudo yum install ncurses-term

Then, assuming that you use bash, try to add this to your ~/.bashrc :
export TERM=xterm-256color

EDIT :

After some researches it appears that it's not possible to have 256 colors support on a native tty without modifying the Linux kernel.

You could take a look at FbTerm, but its last release was in 2010.

edited Dec 15 '17 at 9:55

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

3968

First, make sure that ncurses is installed on your system :
sudo yum install ncurses-term

Then, assuming that you use bash, try to add this to your ~/.bashrc :
export TERM=xterm-256color

EDIT :

After some researches it appears that it's not possible to have 256 colors support on a native tty without modifying the Linux kernel.

You could take a look at FbTerm, but its last release was in 2010.

edited Dec 15 '17 at 9:55

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

3968

edited Dec 15 '17 at 9:55

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

3968

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

3968

answered Dec 15 '17 at 9:35

Thomas Gros

3968

So, installing ncurses-term does not help?
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 10:52

It does help if you try to use a terminal emulator on the machine or with putty (or any ssh client that supports 256 colors), but if you're using a native tty, you're stuck with 8 colors I'm afraid.
â€“Â Thomas Gros
Dec 15 '17 at 14:25

OK... so I am stuck I guess. I ask because my Putty just disconnects after some time, even I sent ServerKeepAlive every 60 seconds. For the virtual machine set up in my PC, I fixed the problem by disabling network adaptor power saving, but this time it is not my machine, so I sometimes have to use native tty.
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 19:21

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So, installing ncurses-term does not help?
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 10:52

It does help if you try to use a terminal emulator on the machine or with putty (or any ssh client that supports 256 colors), but if you're using a native tty, you're stuck with 8 colors I'm afraid.
â€“Â Thomas Gros
Dec 15 '17 at 14:25

OK... so I am stuck I guess. I ask because my Putty just disconnects after some time, even I sent ServerKeepAlive every 60 seconds. For the virtual machine set up in my PC, I fixed the problem by disabling network adaptor power saving, but this time it is not my machine, so I sometimes have to use native tty.
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 19:21

So, installing ncurses-term does not help?
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 10:52

It does help if you try to use a terminal emulator on the machine or with putty (or any ssh client that supports 256 colors), but if you're using a native tty, you're stuck with 8 colors I'm afraid.
â€“Â Thomas Gros
Dec 15 '17 at 14:25

OK... so I am stuck I guess. I ask because my Putty just disconnects after some time, even I sent ServerKeepAlive every 60 seconds. For the virtual machine set up in my PC, I fixed the problem by disabling network adaptor power saving, but this time it is not my machine, so I sometimes have to use native tty.
â€“Â WesternGun
Dec 15 '17 at 19:21

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