Notes

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Core Dump in Linux Installer

In some cases the Linux installer produces an immediate core dump. This is due to a problem with the terminal handling; the installer can't find the terminal information database. The error occurs even before the splash screen appears. You can likely work around the problem by setting the TERMINFO environment variable to point at the proper location of the terminal information database. For example:

export TERMINFO=/lib/terminfo