It looks like the xterm-256color terminfo file is the issue. $ infocmp infocmp: couldn't open terminfo file /usr/share/terminfo/x/xterm-256color # zypper in terminfo No update candidate for 'terminfo-6.1-1.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed $:/usr/share/terminfo/x> file xterm-256color xterm-256color: Compiled 32-bit terminfo entry "xterm-256color" $:/usr/share/terminfo/x> file xterm xterm: Compiled terminfo entry "xterm"