Have had the same problem on two different box. On one, if I launch Visual 
SlickEdit I can then use the backspace key. On the other, it comes and goes.

Let me know if you come up with a solution. It's definitely a strange problem.
Did you use the woody KDE2 or potato release?

Cheers,

On Tuesday 21 November 2000 08:54, you wrote:
> I spent last night downloading and installing kde2 on my hail
> system.  Now my backspace doesn't work. How can those be
> related?
> In any terminal (eterm,xterm, konsole...) it won't go back and it just
> beeps that annoying beep.  How can I get a functioning backspace
> back?  Everything worked fine until I used apt-get install kdebase.
> I've done this on another computer I have (on an identically set up
> hail box) and have had no issues with my backspace.
> By the way, it DOES work in emacs!  But I hate emacs! :/
> Thanks for any help gang!
>
> Todd Witter
> Wisconsin Public Radio
> 821 University Avenue
> Madison, WI 53706
> 608-263-9518
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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