Howto- NumLock on by default in Linux

If you prefer that the NumLock is activated automatically when you turn on your computer, then follow the instructions in this post.


Install the package numlockx :

For ubuntu and other debian based

sudo apt-get install numlockx
- Fedora and other rpm based

yum install numlockx
- Now edit /etc/gdm/Init/Default and inert the bellow code.

sudo vi /etc/gdm/Init/Default
and insert this lines:

if [ -x '/usr/bin/numlockx' ];
then
/usr/bin/numlockx on
fi
save , exit


Is done.