How do you change the default TERM value set at login (Ubuntu)?

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Published on 2010-03-28T01:30:47Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 1:33 UTC
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The $TERM Bash shell value in Ubuntu defaults to "xterm". How can I change it so it defaults to "xterm-color"? I'm asking because it looks like this is the easiest way to turn-on the color prompt.

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