**When running JOSM in a Linux VM** * Go to Edit -> Preferences (or press F12), switch to the keyboard tab (7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose "Backspace" in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; you can also sequentially type "backs..." to jump to the correct entry). * Click "OK" ![JOSM preferences on Linux][1] **When running JOSM directly in MacOS** * Go to Main -> Preferences (or press command + ,), switch to the keyboard tab (at the time of this writing, the tiny icons on the left - 7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose the arrow-like object that points to the left with an X on it in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; there does not seem to be an easy way to jump to it). * Click "OK" ![JOSM preferences on MacOS][2] [1]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/josm-delete-linux_.png [2]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/josm-delete-macos.png

**When running JOSM in a Linux VM** * Go to Edit -> Preferences (or press F12), switch to the keyboard tab (7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose "Backspace" in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; you can also sequentially type "backs..." to jump to the correct entry). * Click "OK" ![JOSM preferences on Linux][1] **When running JOSM directly in MacOS** * Go to Main -> Preferences (or press command + ,), switch to the keyboard tab (at the time of this writing, the tiny icons on the left - 7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose the arrow-like object that points to the left with an X on it in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; there does not seem to be an easy way to jump to it). * Click "OK" ![JOSM preferences on MacOS][2] [1]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/josm-delete-linux.png [2]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/josm-delete-macos.png

**When running JOSM in a Linux VM** * Go to Edit -> Preferences (or press F12), switch to the keyboard tab (7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose "Backspace" in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; you can also sequentially type "backs..." to jump to the correct entry). * Click "OK" ![JOSM preferences on Linux][1] **When running JOSM directly in MacOS** * Go to Main -> Preferences (or press command + ,), switch to the keyboard tab (at the time of this writing, the tiny icons on the left - 7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose the arrow-like object that points to the left with an X on it in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; there does not seem to be an easy way to jump to it). * Click "OK""OK" ![JOSM preferences on MacOS][2] [1]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/josm-delete-linux.png [2]: https://help.openstreetmap.org/upfiles/josm-delete-macos.png

**When running JOSM in a Linux VM** * Go to Edit -> Preferences (or press F12), switch to the keyboard tab (7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose "Backspace" in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; you can also sequentially type "backs..." to jump to the correct entry). * Click "OK" **When running JOSM directly in MacOS** * Go to Main -> Preferences (or press command + ,), switch to the keyboard tab (at the time of this writing, the tiny icons on the left - 7th from the top) and enter "delete" in the "Search" field. * Select "Edit: Delete" and choose the arrow-like object that points to the left with an X on it in the "Key" dropdown (usually near the top; there does not seem to be an easy way to jump to it). * Click "OK"