Pressing backspace doesn't open previous page in Firefox

Question

In Windows when I press the backspace key it goes to the page I surfed before, why doesn't it work in Ubuntu 10.04? How to make it work?

Alt + Left is the keyboard combination in Linux for "back". Backspace should be used to delete text.
Greg, the spacebar should insert white space, but triggers a "Page down" action as well when not in a text field. It depends on the context. That is why preferences exist, everyone can modify it to fit their needs.
The problem with pressing backspace and having the browser return to the previous page is that users have lost what they have spent time typing in by accidentally pressing backspace when their cursor did not have the textbox selected. This is less of a problem in Firefox these days because Firefox usually keeps a cache of what has been typed in but it is enough of a concern to disable that "feature".

htorque · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-27 09:09:07Z

up vote 7 down vote accepted

Go to the address about:config and search for browser.backspace_action. Set it to 0 for getting the same behavior as in Windows.

edited Feb 27 '11 at 9:09

htorque
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answered Feb 27 '11 at 8:55

Lekensteyn
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