“Error opening terminal: unknown.” in Guake since updating to Ubuntu 10.10

Question

After updating to Ubuntu 10.10, I get an error in Guake.

"Error opening terminal: unknown."

It happens when I try open nano, pico and some other programs. They work normally in the normal terminal.

Any ideas why this is happening or is it happening to anyone else?

Answer 1

It's a bug in vte. a fix is impending.

Answer 2

Here's a temporary solution for the problem: http://www.absolutelytech.com/2010/10/11/solved-term-environment-variable-not-set-in-guake/