NUM lock default

[dwainsworld]

Here's a small thing that I find VERY frustrating under Linux -

The NUM lock default is off - so each time when it is off and I go to use the keypad (which I do all the time) it puts my cursor off in to never never land

Is there a way to set the caps lock default to on ? (I thought it may have been in BIOS - I am sure it was on an old machine of mine - but can't find it on this one)

Regards,

Dwain.

[pbharris]

hello,
i use a tiny program call numlockx
there are links to it here:
what you will need to do is install it and add numlockx to the file ~/.Xclients-default (iir you are using rh with a login manager)

[dwainsworld]

Because nothing on Linux is ever as easy as it should be, and because RPM's ALWAYS fail due dependencies.......

[root@c211-30-183-131 xf86]# rpm -ivh xf86-4.2.0-250.i586.rpm
warning: xf86-4.2.0-250.i586.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 9c800aca
error: Failed dependencies:
/usr/bin/grep is needed by xf86-4.2.0-250
/usr/bin/sed is needed by xf86-4.2.0-250
aaa_base is needed by xf86-4.2.0-250
fillup is needed by xf86-4.2.0-250
pam_devperm.so is needed by xf86-4.2.0-250
xf86tools is needed by xf86-4.2.0-250
libXrandr.so.1 is needed by xf86-4.2.0-250
[root@c211-30-183-131 xf86]# cd .
[root@c211-30-183-131 xf86]# cd ..
[root@c211-30-183-131 downloads]# cd numlockx/
[root@c211-30-183-131 numlockx]# ls
numlockx-1.0-1ark.i586.rpm numlockx-1.0-1.i386.rpm
[root@c211-30-183-131 numlockx]# rpm -ivh numlockx-1.0-1.i386.rpm
warning: numlockx-1.0-1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID be21bd90
error: Failed dependencies:
xf86 is needed by numlockx-1.0-1
[root@c211-30-183-131 numlockx]#

As you can see I tried to find and install xf86 but clearly I am attempting to install the wrong xf86. Do you have any idea where I can find the right one?

Regards,

Dwain.

[pbharris]

humms... that is strange. try this one,

http://home.covad.net/~pbharris/files/numlockx

download it and out it in /usr/bin or $HOME/bin or where ever your $PATH points to then give it another shot.

[gorn]

[quote author=dwainsworld link=board=1;threadid=8692;start=0#msg78579 date=1076897611]
Because nothing on Linux is ever as easy as it should be, and because RPM's ALWAYS fail due dependencies.......
[/quote]

rpm --nodeps -i foo.rpm


doesn't always work because sometimes you actually need those deps... compile from source, that works :P

[Pantheus]

[quote author=dwainsworld link=board=1;threadid=8692;start=0#msg78579 date=1076897611]
Because nothing on Linux is ever as easy as it should be, and because RPM's ALWAYS fail due dependencies.......
Dwain.
[/quote]

If you use apt-get and synaptic *they* will solve your depends-hell for you.

Install apt-get first then synaptic .. call synaptic from a terminal and you'll see all that is going on... and no depends to sorry about
Here's the url to get you started:

http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat...must_have.html

http://www.imodeindia.com/linux/linu...?article_id=54

HTH,

Ken

[dwainsworld]

OH MY GOD

How have I been using linux all this time without knowing about apt-get

This is just FANTASTIC!!!!!!

As I type this my machine is updating all the stuff that I just couldn't get up2date to work for.

I am so blown away - THANKS PANTHEUS.

[gmoreno]

[quote author=Pantheus link=board=1;threadid=8692;start=0#msg78588 date=1076904650]
[quote author=dwainsworld link=board=1;threadid=8692;start=0#msg78579 date=1076897611]
Because nothing on Linux is ever as easy as it should be, and because RPM's ALWAYS fail due dependencies.......
Dwain.
[/quote]
Is that with Redhat or what distros besides Debian?
If you use apt-get and synaptic *they* will solve your depends-hell for you.

Install apt-get first then synaptic .. call synaptic from a terminal and you'll see all that is going on... and no depends to sorry about
Here's the url to get you started:

http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat...must_have.html

http://www.imodeindia.com/linux/linu...?article_id=54

HTH,

Ken
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