[10:40] <adrian_1908> Anyone here have the problem that NumLock gets activated each boot? I don't have a BIOS setting for it, and I think it comes on with the login screen. I just can't seem to find the source of it, and attempts to override it fail.
[10:43] <diogenes_> adrian_1908, numklockx.
[10:44] <adrian_1908> diogenes_: works when I run it, but doesn't work in ~/.profile. Or do I need to add a separate startup script?
[10:45] <adrian_1908> Seems nearly all users have the opposite problem, wanting to enable NumLock on boot. Leads me to believe my default "on" state is not normal.
[10:45] <diogenes_> adrian_1908, i didn't get, so you want it to be deactivated at boot?
[10:46] <adrian_1908> right, i want it to be deactivated.
[10:47] <diogenes_> then remove the package or see if you have 'save session' enabled or look in startup programs and in lightdm.conf
[10:49] <diogenes_> or you can add numlockx off
[10:54] <adrian_1908> Did a grep in /var/log and found that lightdm calls → /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-xubuntu-numlock.conf → /etc/X11/Xsession.d/55numlockx
[10:55] <adrian_1908> Probably some over-engineered solution that doesn't behave correctly in my case. Will try changing things there.
[10:56] <adrian_1908> brb
[11:06] <adrian_1908> Nope, that wasn't it. Numlock comes on as I log in.
[11:07] <brainwash> Xfce has a setting for numlock
[11:10] <brainwash> https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/keyboard
[11:10] <adrian_1908> brainwash: Do you mean in the "Keyboard" settings on the control panel? Or is there another one?
[11:11] <brainwash> I fixed a bug related to that setting last year I think
[11:11] <adrian_1908> I only see "Restore num lock state on startup" and that I tried in both states.
[11:11] <brainwash> you still on Xfce 4.12 (xubuntu 18.04)?
[11:12] <adrian_1908> Right
[11:12] <brainwash> https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15642
[11:13] <adrian_1908> brainwash: Thanks. So this will have been fixed in later releases, e.g. the upcoming 20.04, right?
[11:14] <brainwash> you check these settings via the Xfce settings editor
[11:14] <brainwash> yes, should be fixed in the new release
[11:15] <adrian_1908> brainwash: I see, just checked xfce4-settings-editor and there it was. I'll reboot and report back.
[11:19] <adrian_1908> Ok, that toggle didn't work. I also realized I had edited this file without the GUI before. But if it's fine in 20.04 then I'll just wait. I'll try a startup script now with (a delayed) `numlockx off` as an ugly workaround.
[11:20] <brainwash> alright
[11:21] <brainwash> there is this also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/1768844
[11:28] <adrian_1908> Ok, brb ;)
[11:34] <adrian_1908> Ok, that worked. All set now. Thanks for the help/info.
[11:35] <brainwash> adrian_1908: what worked?
[11:35] <adrian_1908> The last thing I wanted to try, startup script with `numlockx off`.
[11:35] <adrian_1908> The LEDs comes on briefly (as always), then gets switched off.
[11:36] <brainwash> okay :)