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Numeric Keypad

A numeric keypad, usually 17 keys section of standard computer keyboard. It provides calculator-style efficiency for entering numbers. You can activate it from keyboard by pressing num button. In this section, you’ll learn how to activate it from terminal by running a special command.

Install numlockx

You need to install numlockx to activate and deactivate from terminal. Please follow below instructions

1. Open Terminal
2. Update your system. Run below command

sudo apt-get update

Install numlockx. Run below command

sudo apt-get install numlockx

Activate and deactivate numeric keypad

You can activate and deactivate it by running two simple commands

1. To activate it, run below command

numlockx on

2. To deactivate it, run below command

numlockx off