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[[Category:Boot process]]
[[Category:Keyboards]]
[[de:Numlock]]
[[es:Activating Numlock on Bootup]]
[[it:Activating Numlock on Bootup]]
[[ja:Activating Numlock on Bootup]]
[[ru:Activating Numlock on Bootup]]
[[tr:Açılışta_numlock_etkinleştirme]]
[[zh-CN:Activating Numlock on Bootup]]
== Console ==
=== Using a separate service ===
* [[Pacman|Install]] the package {{AUR|systemd-numlockontty}} from the [[AUR]].<br>Now you should enable the {{ic|numLockOnTty}} daemon. Read [[Daemons]] for more details.
* Alternatively, if you don't want to install an aur package to implement this, you can simply create a service file in {{ic|/etc/systemd/system}} like:{{bc|<nowiki>
[Unit]
Description=Switch on numlock from tty1 to tty6
[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'for tty in /dev/tty{1..6};do /usr/bin/setleds -D +num < \"$tty\";done'
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target</nowiki>}}{{note|The filename should have a {{ic|.service}} suffix, e.g. {{ic|numlock1to6.service}}.}} Don't forget to enable the service after you create it.
=== Extending getty@.service ===
This is simpler than using a separate service (especially since systemd-198) and does not hardcode the number of VTs in a script. Create a directory for drop-in configuration files:
{{bc|# mkdir /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d}}
Now add the following file in this directory.
{{hc|activate-numlock.conf|<nowiki>
[Service]
ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'setleds +num < /dev/%I'
</nowiki>}}
=== Bash alternative ===
Add {{ic|setleds -D +num}} to {{ic|~/.bash_profile}}. Note that, unlike the other methods, this will not take effect until after you log in.
== X.org ==
Various methods are available.
=== startx ===
Install the {{Pkg|numlockx}} package and add it to the {{ic|~/.xinitrc}} file before {{Ic|exec}}:
#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)
#
numlockx &
exec window_manager
=== KDM ===
If you use KDM as a login manager, add:
numlockx on
to the {{ic|/usr/share/config/kdm/Xsetup}}, or the {{ic|/opt/kde/share/config/kdm/Xsetup}} for KDM3.
Note that this file will be overwritten on update without creating a {{ic|.pacnew}} file. To prevent this, add the following line to {{ic|/etc/pacman.conf}} file (omit the leading slash in the path):
NoUpgrade = usr/share/config/kdm/Xsetup
=== KDE4 Users ===
Go to System Settings, under the Hardware/Input Devices/Keyboard item you will find an option to select the behavior of NumLock.
==== Alternate Method ====
Alternatively, add the script the {{ic|~/.kde4/Autostart/numlockx.sh}} containing:
#!/bin/sh
numlockx on
And make it executable:
$ chmod +x ~/.kde4/Autostart/numlockx.sh
==== Alternate Method 2 ====
This method enables num lock in KDM login screen (e.g. numeric password)
1) Disable "Themed Greeter" in System Settings -> Login Screen
2) in file /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc find section
[X-*-Greeter]
Right after that line, add this:
NumLock=On
=== GDM ===
First make sure that you have {{Pkg|numlockx}} (from extra) installed then add the following code to {{ic|/etc/gdm/Init/Default}}:
if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then
/usr/bin/numlockx on
fi
=== GNOME ===
When not using the GDM login manager, numlockx can be added to GNOME's start-up applications.
[[pacman|Install]] {{Pkg|numlockx}} from the [[official repositories]]. Then, add a start-up command to launch {{ic|numlockx}}.
$ gnome-session-properties
The above command opens the '''Startup Applications Preferences''' applet. Click '''''Add''''' and enter the following:
{| class="wikitable"
| Name: || ''Numlockx''
|-
| Command: || ''/usr/bin/numlockx on''
|-
| Comment: || ''Turns on numlock.''
|}
{{note|This is not a system-wide change, repeat these steps for each user wishing to activate NumLock after logging in.}}
=== SDDM ===
In the file {{ic|/etc/sddm.conf}}, add the following line under the {{ic|[General]}} section:
[General]
Numlock=on
=== SLiM ===
In the file {{ic|/etc/slim.conf}} find the line and uncomment it (remove the {{Ic|#}}):
#numlock on
=== OpenBox ===
In the file {{ic|~/.config/openbox/autostart}} add the line:
numlockx &
And then save the file.
=== LightDM ===
See [[LightDM#NumLock on by default]].
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