I don't think Numlock should be on by default because on laptops (or mini-keyboards) that don't have numpads, the user would have to turn it off manually each time.
The best solution would be for Ubuntu to remember the state of Numlock at shutdown (so you have to turn it on the first time you boot Ubuntu and it then remembers it unless you choose to turn it off).
I don't think Numlock should be on by default because on laptops (or mini-keyboards) that don't have numpads, the user would have to turn it off manually each time.
The best solution would be for Ubuntu to remember the state of Numlock at shutdown (so you have to turn it on the first time you boot Ubuntu and it then remembers it unless you choose to turn it off).