[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.

[vanadiumboy]

Enabling Numlock in the BIOS doesn't help. I have done it on different mobo.
When you turn on the PC, early on, the Numlock goes ON. This is bc the BIOS turns it ON.
When Linux is starting up, the 3 LEDs turn on and quickly go off. I think this happens twice but then, all LEDs are off until you reach the Kubuntu login screen.

Even Windows sucked. I think I tried on Win 7. I think I turned off the Numlock from BIOS. Win 7 boots up but the Numlock never goes on even if you set it to TRUE or whatever in the registry. I think 0 meant turn off, 1 meant turn on, 2 means to leave it unchanged.

Another important thing is to get rid of the Insert button. I disabled it in the Win 7 registry and reboot. It doesn't work. I melted off the Insert button from all my keyboards.