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I'm using Ubuntu 19.10. What action do I use to map Ctrl+Backspace to delete one character?

I tried del, delete, <del>, <delete>...

Any help is welcome.

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A simple and reliable way to do that is using the AutoKey application. Just follow these steps:

  1. Install autokey and the GUI package for the respective desktop environment you use (autokey-gtk for GTK-based environments (like GNOME, Xfce, Mate) or autokey-qt for QT-based environments (like KDE, LXQt)):

    sudo apt install autokey-common autokey-gtk

    or:

    sudo apt install autokey-common autokey-qt

  2. Open AutoKey and go to File → New → Phrase.

  3. In the widow that pops up enter a name for the phrase and click OK. I'm using Map Ctrl+Back for the phrase's name.

  4. Select the Map Ctrl+Back phrase on the left sidepane (should be under My Phrases) and in the main text box enter:

    <delete>

  5. On the bottom panel click Set on the Hotkey option → click Press to Set and press Ctrl+Backspace.

  6. Save your phrase by clicking Save on the menu bar of the AutoKey window.

That's it! You should now be able to press Ctrl+Backspace to send Delete keystrokes.

Note: It is recommended to have AutoKey autostart when you log in to your desktop, so that you don't have to manually start it every time. To do that go to Edit → Preferences and check Automatically start AutoKey at login.

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