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Debian RXVT
Frequently Asked Questions
Brian Mays <brian@debian.org>
This file contains the answers to some frequently asked questions about
Debian GNU/Linux's prepackaged version of rxvt -- a VT102 emulator for the
X window system.
1. Why does rxvt no longer use background pixmaps?
The rxvt command is by default a symbolic link to rxvt-xterm (rxvt-
debian in versions before 2.4.5-1). This binary has been compiled to
be a smaller, more efficient xterm replacement. Therefore, the more
exotic features, such as XPM and menu support, have been left out.
Debian's rxvt package also contains another version of rxvt called
rxvt-xpm which has all of the extra compile-time features included.
To make this the default rxvt--that is, the version that is run when
the user enters rxvt on the command line--set the symbolic link
/etc/alternatives/rxvt to point to /usr/bin/X11/rxvt-xpm. This can be
done with the following command. Execute as root
ln -sf /usr/bin/X11/rxvt-xpm /etc/alternatives/rxvt
2. Why are the fonts used by the new version of rxvt larger than those
used by the old version?
The upstream developers decided to change the default font from fixed
(which also is used by xterm) to 7x14. There are several ways to
change the font used by rxvt. First, it is possible to use
Alt-<Keypad +> and Alt-<Keypad -> keys to shift to a larger or smaller
font, and the font can be changed on the command line via the -fn
option. Finally, it is possible to use an X resource to set the
default font. To use this, add the following to your .Xresources
file:
Rxvt.font: font
To ensure that xterm and rxvt use the same font, you can use the
following in .Xresources:
XTerm*font: font
More options for changing rxvt's fonts are available. See the rxvt(1)
manual page for more details.
3. Why doesn't my BackSpace key work in some applications?
Most likely this problem is caused by an incorrect rxvt terminfo
entry. Upgrade to the latest version of the ncurses-base package. If
the problem persists, you can manually install the correct terminfo
entry which is located in doc/etc/rxvt.terminfo of Debian's rxvt
source tree. With this file in the current directory, execute as root
tic rxvt.terminfo
Make sure that the TERMINFO environment variable is not set when you
do this.
4. Rxvt uses too many colors for my monitor. How do I disable the extra
colors?
Rxvt only uses 16 colors (not including the colors used by a
background pixmap), which is not very many. However, all of the
colors are reconfigurable using run time options. For example, to
keep rxvt from using dark grey (grey25) for bold text, running it with
rxvt --colorBD 0
This tells rxvt to use color 0 (black) for bold characters. To enable
this permanently, place the following in your .Xresources file:
Rxvt.colorBD: 0
More options for changing rxvt's colors are available. See the
rxvt(1) manual page for more details.
5. Rxvt doesn't start. Instead it returns the following error message:
rxvt: can't open slave tty (null)
What is wrong?
As of version 2.6.0, rxvt uses the new Unix98 pseudo-ttys. Therefore,
ensure that the "/dev/pts" directory is mounted and has the correct
file permissions.
6. Why doesn't rxvt read the ".Xdefaults" file?
Rxvt was compiled without internal Xresources support. Therefore, it
uses the X server resource database like most other X clients. To set
rxvt resources, either add them to your "~/.Xresources" file, which is
read when starting your X session, or use the xrdb(1) program.
7. I upgraded from version 2.4.5 (or earlier) to 2.6.1 (or later). Why
have my window tiles and icon names have changed?
The most common source of this problem is using the "-name" command
line option to set the title and icon name while also using the "-e"
command line option. The bahavior of rxvt has changed. The "-e"
command line option now sets the window title and icon name to be the
basename of the program being executed if neither "-title" ("-T") nor
"-n" are given on the command line. Therefore, using "-name" to do
this no longer works. Instead, use the rxvt "-title" and "-n"
options.
More help with Debian's version of rxvt is available on the debian-users
mailing list (at "debian-users@lists.debian.org"). If you have any
suggestions for improving this document or if you have any additional
questions that you think should be included here, please send them to
"rxvt@packages.debian.org".
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