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Byobu shows weird rectangle when trying to move left or right in bash


When I try to move left or right in bash while byobu is enabled it doesn't do that but instead it just shows a little rectangle in the middle and the screen resolution in the top right corner. I can only move left and right while pressing the shift or ctrl key additionally.

I already uninstalled byobu with sudo apt purge byobu, removed every config file of byobu I could find and then reinstalled it, but still same annoying box appearing.

I really don't want to have to always hold down the shift key when moving left or right, is there any solution to this?

Additional information:

  • The server is running Ubuntu Server 17.04
  • this suddenly started happening out of nowhere
  • I've shut down my server multiple times
  • I'm using putty to connect to my server

Solution

  • Nevermind, it was Putty's fault. I just had to remove it, clear its registry entries and then reinstall it and now everything works again!