- Install numlockx using apt-get, aptitude or Synaptic
- Edit /etc/gdm/Init/Default
- Find the line
exit 0
- Add the following code above that line
if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then /usr/bin/numlockx on fi
hints & tricks in no particular order
exit 0
if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then /usr/bin/numlockx on fi