--- /etc/inputrc.orig	2006-03-21 12:42:22.000000000 +0000
+++ inputrc	2006-06-11 10:19:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# /etc/inputrc - global inputrc for libreadline
+# inputrc for libreadline in Kubuntu.
+# See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowToReadline.
 # See readline(3readline) and `info rluserman' for more information.
 
 # Be 8 bit clean.
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 
 # allow the use of the Delete/Insert keys
 "\e[3~": delete-char
-"\e[2~": quoted-insert
+"\e[2~": overwrite-mode
 
 # mappings for "page up" and "page down" to step to the beginning/end
 # of the history
@@ -48,6 +49,17 @@
 "\e\e[C": forward-word
 "\e\e[D": backward-word
 
+# This is Konsole, too:
+$if term=xterm
+# Ctrl-backspace and Shift-backspace
+"\e[9;3~": backward-kill-word
+"\e[9;2~": backward-kill-line
+
+# Ctrl-Delete and Shift-delete
+"\e[3;5~": kill-word
+"\e[3;2~": kill-line
+$endif
+
 $if term=rxvt
 "\e[8~": end-of-line
 "\eOc": forward-word