Configuring the console and terminal Del key

I have an old fix pending: the Del key both on a sun-color console or on a xterm.

On the sun-color the behavior is like Backspace (deleting char to the left of cursor) instead of deleting char to the right of cursor.

On the xterm the behavior is to print ~.

I'm using bash and I have the following .inputrc in place:

#

# Configure a few keyboard keys.

# This example works on x86 with English keyboards.

# The codes appear on the console when the keys are unconfigured.

# Unfortunately the behavior of the Del(ete) key is pending.

# See bash(1) Readline Command Names.