the text frontend does not respect TERM=dumb and tries to diplay translated entries. Also it tries to use escape sequences to setup something, this is only known to work it TERM=linux. | Y1;24r Y4l Y?25l Y?1c Y?25h Y?0c Y0;10m Y37m Y40m Y1;24r YH YJ Y24;1H Y0;10m Y3 | 9;49m YK Debian installer main menu Bastian