If your .Xresources contains line
then X11 apps will load their default settings from /etc/X11/app-defaults/$APP-color instead of /etc/X11/app-defaults/$APP(at least that's where the defaults are on Ubuntu).
On Ubuntu also, /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color contains the following lines:
! These are the 8 ANSI colors and their bright equivalents. Depending on
! other resource settings, xterm may use the bright colors when displaying
! bold text (see the boldColors resource).
*VT100*color0: black
*VT100*color1: red3
*VT100*color2: green3
*VT100*color3: yellow3
*VT100*color4: blue2
*VT100*color5: magenta3
*VT100*color6: cyan3
*VT100*color7: gray90
*VT100*color8: gray50
*VT100*color9: red
*VT100*color10: green
*VT100*color11: yellow
*VT100*color12: rgb:5c/5c/ff
*VT100*color13: magenta
*VT100*color14: cyan
*VT100*color15: white
Xterm favors these Xterm.VT100.color[0-9]* settings over the generic *.color[0-9]* settings, so the Dracula settings set in .Xresources as per the installation instructions do not work.
Suggestion: also set the VT100 settings in the .Xresources file, like this:
! Dracula Xresources palette
! For all apps
*.foreground: #F8F8F2
*.background: #282A36
*.color0: #000000
*.color8: #4D4D4D
*.color1: #FF5555
*.color9: #FF6E67
*.color2: #50FA7B
*.color10: #5AF78E
*.color3: #F1FA8C
*.color11: #F4F99D
*.color4: #BD93F9
*.color12: #CAA9FA
*.color5: #FF79C6
*.color13: #FF92D0
*.color6: #8BE9FD
*.color14: #9AEDFE
*.color7: #BFBFBF
*.color15: #E6E6E6
! For XTerm and friends
*.VT100.foreground: #F8F8F2
*.VT100.background: #282A36
*.VT100.color0: #000000
*.VT100.color8: #4D4D4D
*.VT100.color1: #FF5555
*.VT100.color9: #FF6E67
*.VT100.color2: #50FA7B
*.VT100.color10: #5AF78E
*.VT100.color3: #F1FA8C
*.VT100.color11: #F4F99D
*.VT100.color4: #BD93F9
*.VT100.color12: #CAA9FA
*.VT100.color5: #FF79C6
*.VT100.color13: #FF92D0
*.VT100.color6: #8BE9FD
*.VT100.color14: #9AEDFE
*.VT100.color7: #BFBFBF
*.VT100.color15: #E6E6E6
If your
.Xresourcescontains linethen X11 apps will load their default settings from
/etc/X11/app-defaults/$APP-colorinstead of/etc/X11/app-defaults/$APP(at least that's where the defaults are on Ubuntu).On Ubuntu also,
/etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-colorcontains the following lines:Xterm favors these
Xterm.VT100.color[0-9]*settings over the generic*.color[0-9]*settings, so the Dracula settings set in.Xresourcesas per the installation instructions do not work.Suggestion: also set the
VT100settings in the.Xresourcesfile, like this: