Mar 08
Do you hate entering a bunch on numbers on the keypad only to relise that num lock is off!? I do!
Today’s tips is for everyone who has suffered the blight of this slight, but annoying problem in Ubuntu.
- From Synaptic, download and install “numlockx,” or, from the command line;
sudo apt-get install numlockx
- To get it working, you now have to edit the appropriate startup file. First, make sure you have a working backup of the file:
sudo cp /etc/gdm/Init/Default /etc/gdm/Init/Default.bak
- Next, modify the gdm/Init file. In terminal:
gksudo gedit /etc/gdm/Init/Default
- Scroll down to the end of the file, and above the line that says “exit 0″ add the following:
if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then /usr/bin/numlockx on fi
- Next time you reboot, your NUM LOCK should default to “on.”
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