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Display Managers - SDDM (Simple Desktop Display Manager)

Enable Numlock on Startup *

  1. Create /etc/sddm.conf if it doesn't exist.
  2. Open sddm.conf using nano:
    sudo nano sddm.conf
  3. Add these two lines to sddm.conf:
    [General]  
    Numlock=on

*As of May 12, 2024, does not work on Wayland.