Go to (something like) /etc/sysconfig/keyboard and comment out the
appropriate line.

kf


On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Brian T. Schellenberger wrote:

= 
= I've installed MDK 7.1 (from scratch--new hard disk).  I was previously
= using 7.0.
= 
= The backspace is doing that incredibly annoying Linux thing of acting
= like a del key.
= Since I use del an interrupt key (so I can map it to SysRq), this is
= extremely annoying.
= 
= My /etc/sysconfig/keyboard is setting the Backspace to Backspace, and
= thus it works as I want in the console.
= 
= Under X, "xev" shows that backspace generate a backspace, and delete
= generates a delete, but they both do the same thing.  I've tried running
= the International Keyboard program, and not running it.
= 
= This is really getting in my way, I *really* hope somebody can help me!!
= 
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