How can I get 256 colors?
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## How can I get 256 colors?

First, you must enable it in the `feature.conf` file before compiling.

Second, you must run ELinks on a terminal that supports 256 colours:

- Thomas Dickey's XTerm, revision 111. XTerm must be compiled with `—enable-256-color`.
- Recent versions of PuTTY.

Third, you must set the `TERM` environmental variable to `xterm-256color` before running ELinks.

### Only 16 colors on The Linux console

Although the Linux frame-buffer supports 256 (or more) colors, the Linux console driver does not; therefore, console applications are still limited to 16 colors on the Linux console, frame-buffer or not.

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