How to enable Numlock on login screen

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How to enable Numlock on login screen - anon222 - 03-28-2015

Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open Terminal
First you need to install the package numlockx. Type in:

Code:
sudo apt-get install numlockx

Then you need to change /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file

Two ways to do it:
1. Run this command:

Code:
sudo sh -c "printf '\ngreeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on' >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf"

It will add this line greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on at the end of the file.

2. Open /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file with superuser privileges

Code:
sudo  leafpad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

then add this line to the end of the /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file

Code:
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on

Additional info:
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx off
will disable Numlock on login screen

Code:
sudo  leafpad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Re: How to enable Numlock on login screen - Valtam - 03-29-2015

Thank you for including this misko Smile

Re: How to enable Numlock on login screen - flatstuff - 01-31-2016

I am new to Linux Lite and have been searching for this information, but it does not work...

when I added the information to /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file which I had to create, my system would not boot into LL anymore. I dropped into a root command line and removed the line and then it booted up fine.

I even tried the line "activate-numlock=true" which I have used before on another system, but it doesn't do anything. Any help would be appreciated as this is driving me crazy!!!

Terry

Re: How to enable Numlock on login screen - nomko - 02-01-2016

This does the trick as well:
https://sites.google.com/site/easytipsforlinux/numlock-on-at-login-screen-1

Re: How to enable Numlock on login screen - flatstuff - 02-01-2016

Thanks nomko, but that did not work either. Don't think it is something with my system as its basically a fresh install. Will keep researching.

Terry

Re: How to enable Numlock on login screen - flatstuff - 02-01-2016

So I got it to work, basically the same info as the first post by misko_2083, but in a different folder/file

I used the folder

/usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/ and added the line

"greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on" to the end of the file

50-greeter-wrapper.conf

So happy now to have that working...not sure why the different folder but will keep learning!

Terry