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Numpad not working in Ubuntu 9.10 CLI

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nithishr Original post #1
Mar 15, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Hi All,
I am having a little problem in my Ubuntu 9.10 OS. The number-pad is not working in Command Line Interface(CLI). It is working in Graphical User Interface(GUI) though.
Can any one please help me recover the functionality of CLI in Ubuntu???
krishnandu.sarkar
Mar 15, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Go to:
1) System / Preferences / Keyboard
2) Go to “Mouse Keys” tab
3) Un-check “Allow to control the pointer using the keyboard”
4) Done.

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Go to System > Preferences > Accessibility > Keyboard Accessibility
Select Enable keyboard accessibility features
Go to the tab Mouse Keys and deselect Enable keyboard accessibility features.