is there an alternative to numlockx for RHEL 7.6?

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I'm setting up an offline RHEL 7.6 workstation (no network allowed, ever) and identifying all of the dependencies involved in using numlockx is becoming ridiculous. I'm trying to find out whether RHEL 7.6 provides the capability without needing the numlockx rpm.

By downloading RHEL you have connected it (indirectly) to the internet. What is your reason for no network? (You may have not complied with the intent of the rule.) — ctrl-alt-delor, Jun 20 '19 at 18:21
Does rpm have a --download-only (as found in apt). It can be used to download the dependencies on another machine. — ctrl-alt-delor, Jun 20 '19 at 18:23
Related: How to use yum to get all RPMs required, for offline use? — Mark Plotnick, Jun 20 '19 at 18:31
Actually I have used a Windows 10 system to download the installation DVD and burn it. The reason for not using any network is security. — spemble, Jun 20 '19 at 19:47

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '19 at 17:45

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According to this Red Hat KB, setleds in the kbd package will do it, with:

setleds +num

or

setleds -num

edited Jun 20 '19 at 17:45

Stephen Kitt

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answered Jun 20 '19 at 17:08

Jeff Schaller

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 20 '19 at 19:54

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I found the best solution in another thread: Offline RPM Package Install With Windows. I set up a RHEL 7.6 VM, from which I can use yum to download all the required RPMs and move them to the isolated workstation.

answered Jun 20 '19 at 19:54

spemble

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is there an alternative to numlockx for RHEL 7.6?

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