That is a configuration issue for rxvt. Put in the configuration file: /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Rxvt This: *deletekey: ^H > Thanks for all the help. > I tryied the stty and it broke my backspace key locally. > So, I try using xterm instead of rxvt and found that the problem > was rxvt! > I'm using xterm for now, will check if there is an update for rxvt > >