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No package numlockx available

Post by :No-Frost: » 2018/12/13 16:21:29

I'm new to CentOS and I would like to use my numlock.

I've searched a lot of sites in order to find how to install it with no luck.

Every time I run the command "yum install numlockx" i get a message saying that there is "No package numlockx available"

Sorry for the noob question and thank you in advance.

I'm using CentOS 7 as a VM.

Thanks again and kind regards.

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Re: No package numlockx available

Post by TrevorH » 2018/12/13 16:43:06

It's in the nux-dextop yum repo.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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Re: No package numlockx available

Post by bluegroper » 2018/12/13 21:25:17

:No-Frost: wrote:
2018/12/13 16:21:29
I'm new to CentOS and I would like to use my numlock. ....
Maybe you don't need any numlockx package.
IF you're using KDE, try System settings, Hardware, Input Devices, Keyboard, Numlock on KDE startup = On, Apply. Reboot or restart KDE.
IF you're using gnome, then somebuddy else maybe able to help you.
HTH
I'm not a complete idiot. There's still a few pieces missing.

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Re: No package numlockx available

Post by :No-Frost: » 2018/12/14 13:35:13

I'm running CentOS in the most basic and minimal installation. No GUI, just terminal.

I will have to include the repo then, right?

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Re: No package numlockx available

Post by tunk » 2018/12/14 14:11:14

Maybe there's a num-lock setting in the bios?

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Re: No package numlockx available

Post by :No-Frost: » 2018/12/14 14:33:04

TrevorH wrote:
2018/12/13 16:43:06
It's in the nux-dextop yum repo.
Thanks mate! it worked perfectly!.

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