How To Install numlockx on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install numlockx in Fedora 36. numlockx is Turns on NumLock after starting X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install numlockx on Fedora 36.

What is `numlockx`

Turns on NumLock after starting X

We can use yum or dnf to install numlockx on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install numlockx.

Install numlockx on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install numlockx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install numlockx

Install numlockx on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install numlockx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install numlockx

How To Uninstall numlockx on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the numlockx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove numlockx

numlockx Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/numlockx.sh
/usr/bin/numlockx
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/66
/usr/lib/.build-id/66/7e341dbe9e186ed55dab8feaea7af1a42e9c20
/usr/share/doc/numlockx
/usr/share/doc/numlockx/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/numlockx/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/numlockx/README

References

numlockx website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install numlockx on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).