Set COLORTERM environment variable to truecolor in linux #18117

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opened 2026-01-31 06:04:12 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @XenoBino on GitHub (Aug 5, 2022).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

#2785 Might be relevant

Many programs check if COLORTERM environment variable is set to truecolor to determine whether the terminal supports true colors. And since this terminal supports true colors, it would make sense for COLORTERM to be set to truecolor automatically for linux profiles.

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I suppose this would require the feature proposed by #2785.

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Reference: starred/terminal#18117