How to Install and Uninstall numlockx Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 12,2024

You can also install and uninstall the numlockx on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "numlockx" package

Please follow the guidance below to install numlockx on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall numlockx on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop