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Why is Num Lock disabled by default in Ubuntu?

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Mar 15, 20268570 views
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Why did anyone ever it would be a good idea to disable Num Lock on Linux at startup? It annoys the heck outta me.

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Fix for: Why is Num Lock disabled by default in Ubuntu?

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Most laptops need numlock disabled to be able to type normally - it would be a very bad idea indeed to indiscriminately enable numlock. Nik's link tells you how to change this, but you asked why and that's why.

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