-grep -w "$TERM" /etc/termcap >/dev/null || export TERM=vt220
-uname_p="`uname -p`"; [ "$TERM" = vt220 -a "${uname_p%86}" != "$uname_p" ] && export TERM=linux
+# Do not: grep -w "$TERM" /etc/termcap >/dev/null || export TERM=vt220
+# as Sun workaround as Debian misses: /etc/termcap
+# expects: $uname_p
+[ "$TERM" = vt220 -a "${uname_p%86}" != "$uname_p" ] && export TERM=linux