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I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.3 Server (i.e. no graphical interface, only terminal) as a virtual machine of VirtualBox. How can I make the numerical keyboard active by default directly after Ubuntu is started up, when I type my login and password (too dreary activate it manually every time)?

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  • Does this help: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1184674/how-to-stop-ubuntu-from-changing-numlock-state-on-boot/1184884#1184884 – WinEunuuchs2Unix Nov 06 '19 at 20:44
  • As far as I understand, numlockx works only when graphical interface is available. I have Server version of Ubuntu - no graphical interface. Therefore, your link is useless to me. – Jordan Nov 06 '19 at 21:29
  • you can install numlock , see also # xset --help [options[ ----- i suggest too seeing # man kbd_mode –  Nov 06 '19 at 21:56

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On Ubuntu 20.04:

sudo gsettings set com.canonical.unity.settings-daemon.peripherals.keyboard numlock-state 'on'
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Please open a terminal window, then run 

sudo -i && xhost +SI:localuser:gdm
su gdm -s /bin/bash
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.keyboard numlock-state 'on'

then advise, after a reboot of the virtual machine, if NumLock is now on.

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