On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > After upgrading to etch (from oldstable), I cannot use the backspace > key in vim anymore. It used to delete character (just like in my > term). But now all I get is an annoying bell. I kept the exact same > .vimrc. Found it: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/08/msg05902.html set backspace=2 sorry for the noise, -- Mathieu