[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

I can confirm that correcting /etc/X11/Xsession.d/55numlockx did not help. The solution I used is to set numlock off in /etc/default/numlock like Georg Schwarz. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

With Xubuntu 10.04 on a Macbook, although that machine is correctly identified as a laptop, Numlock is on by default. This is because the internal keyboard is (technically correctly) recognized as a USB keyboard by 55numlockx. The solution was to explicitly set numlock off in

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

Alternatively - updated numlockx is on the way, currently in -proposed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1759112 Title: Disable numlockx on laptops To manage notifications about this

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

@ pjotr12345 - the 55numlockx file is supposed to check for this - perhaps you can test it. You'll need to edit the file to make ltd=/usr/sbin/laptop-detect ltd=/usr/bin/laptop-detect as that's moved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

Even when laptop-detect is being called properly: there are also laptops that *do* have a separate numeric keypad. On those, the numeric keypad should be turned on I can't help but feeling that installing numlockx by default, is a design choice that creates more problems than it solves. --

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

There's still a bug in line 23 of file /etc/X11/Xsession.d/55numlockx. ltd=/usr/sbin/laptop-detect should be ltd=/usr/bin/laptop-detect since file in package laptop-detect is /usr/bin/laptop-detect Present state makes login in a laptop without separate keypad troublesome. Since NumLock stays on,

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

OK, but what if you have a big laptop that does have a separate numeric keypad? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1759112 Title: Disable numlockx on laptops To manage notifications

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

This bug was fixed in the package xubuntu-default-settings - 18.04.5 --- xubuntu-default-settings (18.04.5) bionic; urgency=medium [ Krytarik Raido ] * Use 55numlockx to not enable numlock for laptops (LP: #1759112) -- Sean Davis Tue, 27 Mar 2018

[Bug 1759112] Re: Disable numlockx on laptops

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.