diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/install b/packages/devel/ncurses/install
index a6c15d1b27..883ff9b267 100755
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/install
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/install
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe linux \
       $PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
 
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo/s
+    TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe screen \
+      $PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
+
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo/v
     TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe vt100 \
       $PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
@@ -45,5 +49,3 @@
       $PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
     TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe xterm-color \
       $PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
-    TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe vt100 \
-      $PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/bash/profile.d/shell.conf b/packages/sysutils/bash/profile.d/shell.conf
index 468a3bb085..5081c35522 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/bash/profile.d/shell.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/bash/profile.d/shell.conf
@@ -26,5 +26,21 @@
 PS1='\[\e[0;32m\]\u\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;34m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;32m\]\$\[\e[m\] '
 export PS1
 
-TERM="linux"
+case "$TERM" in
+
+    # Do nothing when TERM already set (e.g. by SSH) and known
+    (linux|nxterm|screen|vt100|vt100-am|xterm|xterm-color)
+        ;;
+
+    # Default to "linux" when unset
+    ("")
+        TERM="linux"
+        ;;
+
+    # Default to "xterm" when unknown
+    (*)
+        TERM="xterm"
+        ;;
+
+esac
 export TERM
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