diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index de88c72a..9687a302 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+livecd-rootfs (0.12) hoary; urgency=low
+
+  * partimage likes having TERM=vt100, better than a nonexistant one.
+
+ -- LaMont Jones <lamont@debian.org>  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:36:41 -0700
+
 livecd-rootfs (0.11) hoary; urgency=low
 
   * apt-get update in the final chroot
diff --git a/livecd.sh b/livecd.sh
index e3dcfa71..081698df 100755
--- a/livecd.sh
+++ b/livecd.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fi
 
 umask 022
 export TTY=unknown
+export TERM=vt100
 case $(hostname --fqdn) in
   *.mmjgroup.com)	MIRROR=http://ia/ubuntu;;
   *.warthogs.hbd.com)	MIRROR=http://jackass.warthogs.hbd.com;;