rxvt-unicode backspace key no longer working as expected

[John Christopher]

Binary package hint: rxvt-unicode

After upgrading from 10.10 to 11.04 urxvt doesn't handle the backspace key as it should. It adds a whitespace for 5 or 6 strokes and then it stops displaying anything.

Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
rxvt-unicode:
  Installé : 9.09-3
  Candidat : 9.09-3
 Table de version :
 *** 9.09-3 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Solution is to install ncurses-term.

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

Hi John,
  I've tried this on Quantal alpha, and can't repeat it , with or without ncurses-term installed. Just starting urxt and backspacing seems to work for me.

Can you still repeat it?

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