How to Install and Uninstall numlockx Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "numlockx" package

This is a short guide on how to install numlockx on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                numlockx
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "numlockx" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall numlockx on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                numlockx
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the numlockx package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: numlockx
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-9
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Metzler
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 39
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxtst6
Suggests: x-display-manager
Enhances: gdm, kdm, wdm, xdm
Filename: pool/universe/n/numlockx/numlockx_1.2-9_amd64.deb
Size: 8312
MD5sum: b1cc6aae6b79c5ab1d09447971a74c47
SHA1: 3b455d40dce6d21c18bac26a1e20986b984366c3
SHA256: bb3d38cd9c54cd372d0319070c0fcc2a0dc23f01a446dbcff694aca0de297bec
SHA512: 6d04b07578c92d45a11c37aacda074ccadbfc137ddbe323bce35c7eb7869fce3857882b3317b6c8fdfb506b35d2eefd7835ce3ef3a81154740ddf9369fe5c73e
Description: enable NumLock in X11 sessions
Description-md5: 443457451ab961060ec30ab3c8455978
Task: xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi