[Post-Install] Kubuntu 26.04 - Numlock ON

[vanadiumboy]

With Kubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 24.04, the technique to turn on the Numlock during boot time was to open file
/etc/sddm.conf

put
Numlock=on

at the top of the file and save.

With Kubuntu 26.04, this doesn't seem to have an effect on the Numlock.

[Snowhog]

Launch System Settings. Click on Keyboard. Change NumLock on Startup to Turn on. Click Apply.

Still in System Settings, click on Colors & Themes > Login Screen (SDDM) > Apply Plasma Settings > Apply and enter your password. When that window closes, if the Apply button is active, click it.

[die.boer]

See if this thread helps ?
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum/...n-login-screen

[vanadiumboy]

Launch System Settings. Click on Keyboard. Change NumLock on Startup to Turn on. Click Apply.

Still in System Settings, click on Colors & Themes > Login Screen (SDDM) > Apply Plasma Settings > Apply and enter your password. When that window closes, if the Apply button is active, click it.

Wow, that works.
I can't believe a GUI solution was implemented for this after so many years or that installing a program called numlockx and it doesn't work and people suggesting to change the kernel and recompile the kernel.

[claydoh]

Well actually, this has been a setting in KDE for SDDM for quite some time, for many years, actually. 20.04 or earlier. A bit hidden and under-mentioned, perhaps.......

Don't forget to check your BIOS for a setting for this, many do have it as an option there as well so you can have it on as soon as you power up.


And I kinda wanna meet the ones who said to compile a kernel . maybe ***wayyy*** back in the day, before my time.