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Execute:

# menu

 

Display:

If the menu does not correctly display line drawing, change the terminal settings. If set to vt100 for example, you will see lowercase characters in place of menu borders.

To correct this, enter the following commands:

# echo $TERM
vt100
# TERM=vt200
# export TERM
# menu

Notes:

  • New TERM value can also be set to xterm
  • If you’re using putty, you'll maybe have to force the Terminal-type string:



    and maybe Remote character set parameter:

Some menu options will allow you to display or edit files using available editors (if installed) between:

EditorInterfaceDescription
geditGraphicalWindows notepad like
emacsGraphicalWindows notepad like, advanced
nanoTextBasic text editor
viTextAdvanced users

Select the one you prefer or refer to 'man pages' for more information on available ones.

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