numlock on startup on linux mint 18.2

Question

i updated my linux to the last version as Linux Mint 18.2 Sarah. after update my numlock is off. i changed mdm to lightdm. this method is not working.

Answer 1

Jaleks' answer was only almost right for me, but this finally worked (Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon, manually updated to LightDM (from LM 18.1)):

Install sudo apt install numlockx, after that, edit /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/90-slick-greeter.conf file and add the following line at the end:

greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on

Answer 2

try to edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf:

[Seat:*]
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on

Just for reference: weird enough there is a whole ecosystem for numlock settings, depending on which display/window managers one uses, see e.g. the always great Arch wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Activating_Numlock_on_Bootup

Answer 3

On plain Ubuntu

First install the numlockx package:

$ sudo apt install numlockx

On plain Ubuntu, the LightDM directory in which to create the configuration file is named slightly differently:

$ cd /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
$ sudo touch 00-keyboard.conf
$ sudo nano 00-keyboard.conf

The following configuration worked for me:

[SeatDefaults]
greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on

In this very configuration file, one can also define the keyboard layout to be used during the LightDM login session.

Answer 4

Mint 18.3 the setup for Numlockx has been added in the "login screen" option (within the "administration" menu)

cf : https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sylvia_cinnamon_whatsnew.php