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I have a keyboard without the NumLock key. The keyboard is a Dell wireless one, similar to the MAC one. It has a clear key rather than NumLock like in older keyboards. How can I toggle the NumLock on and off?

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Using super-user rights:

Install numlockx:

sudo apt-get install numlockx

Turn off Num Lock with numlockx off.

Turn it on with numlockx on.

Without super-user access:

gedit ~/.xinitrc

Add the following line:

/usr/bin/numlockx on

Unfortunately, you need the package numlockx for the above...

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You may have the On Screen Keyboard installed. In the dash, search for Onboard.

Onboard on-screen keyboard

The NumLock key is on the numerical page, under the "123" key on the lower right.

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