Num Lock in Stretch [SOLVED]

[cybermcm]

Hi,

Simple problem, no solution (at least I was not able to find a simple one). I'm using Debian for my servers. Up until now I activated num lock for the bash console in /etc/kbd/config (LEDS=+num).
/etc/kbd/config doesn't exist any more in Stretch. What is the proper replacement for this (activation of num lock for the bash console on booting)?

BR,
CyberMCM

[Bulkley]

Sorry, I can't remember that specific instruction but the tool you want is setxkbmap

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man setxkbmap

Also, there was a similar thread on keyboard settings about two weeks ago so search this forum. Search Googles database.

[cybermcm]

believe me, I searched here and on Google but found nothing.
setxkbmap seems to be for a x environment, I only use terminal with bash, I don't think this helps. But if anyone has specific instructions I'd love to hear it....

[Caitlin]

But is your computer turned on?

Caitlin

[cybermcm]

If you have a solution I'd be happy if you share it...

[alan stone]

Is it this you're looking for: enabling NumLock for Virtual Consoles (TTYs)?

For reference: for a X11 session there's numlockx.

[squeeze]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ac ... _on_Bootup

[cybermcm]

Thanks for your answers. I finally ended up with
1) nano /etc/rc.local

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#!/bin/bash
# Turn Numlock on for the TTYs:
for tty in /dev/tty[1-6]; do
    /usr/bin/setleds -D +num < "$tty";
done

2) chmod +x /etc/rc.local

Comparing to versions < Debian 9 this seems rather complicated and also deprecated, I think it should be setup as a systemd service after all.

Alternative:
1) nano /usr/bin/numlock
take code from above
2) nano /etc/systemd/system/numlock.service

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[Unit]
Description=numlock

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/numlock
StandardInput=tty
RemainAfterExit=yes

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

3) systemctl enable numlock.service