Still happens here with xubuntu 22.04.1 Can get it to work by setting env variable TERM to something other than an xterm. Eg, this works:
TERM=ansi whiptail --infobox "hello" 10 10; sleep 2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to newt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/604212 Title: infobox does not show Status in newt package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: A command as simple as whiptail --infobox Hello 0 0 prints nothing in xterm-like terminal emulators while it shoud draw a box with Hello written inside. I was able to understand what whiptail is doing with this strace command : strace -e t=write -s 5000 -o trace whiptail --infobox Hello 0 0 When whiptail processes the --infobox option, it does this : switch terminal to alternate screen draw information box switch back to normal screen exit The effect is that it is not possible to see the information message. Infobox messages are supposed to be displayed for a long time... whiptail should not switch screen in this case. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: whiptail 0.52.10-5ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Jul 11 09:09:04 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: newt To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/newt/+bug/604212/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
