[Bug 1797727] [NEW] ncurses in cosmic breaks many Mono apps

[Jeremy Bicha]

Public bug reported:

Impact
------
Many mono apps don't run in cosmic when run from a terminal. Although mono apps aren't as popular or as well-maintained as they used to be, this is still bad.

Test Case
---------
Install the updated ncurses packages. You may need to log out and log back in (or reboot).
Install pdfmod.
>From gnome-terminal, run 
$ pdfmod
The app should start.

Regression Potential
-------------------
This change was applied in Debian in 6.1+20180714-1 in July.

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/ncurses/commit/3f3e26996d

Other Info
----------
I noticed this while working on pdfmod for LP: #1771025 . The only app listed there that runs before this fix in cosmic is bareftp.

For more details about the bug, see the Debian bug and the Debian commit
message.

** Affects: ncurses (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Jeremy Bicha (jbicha)
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: cosmic

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Title:
  ncurses in cosmic breaks many Mono apps

Status in ncurses package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Impact
  ------
  Many mono apps don't run in cosmic when run from a terminal. Although mono apps aren't as popular or as well-maintained as they used to be, this is still bad.

  Test Case
  ---------
  Install the updated ncurses packages. You may need to log out and log back in (or reboot).
  Install pdfmod.
  From gnome-terminal, run 
  $ pdfmod
  The app should start.

  Regression Potential
  -------------------
  This change was applied in Debian in 6.1+20180714-1 in July.

  https://salsa.debian.org/debian/ncurses/commit/3f3e26996d

  Other Info
  ----------
  I noticed this while working on pdfmod for LP: #1771025 . The only app listed there that runs before this fix in cosmic is bareftp.

  For more details about the bug, see the Debian bug and the Debian
  commit message.

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