Comment 12 for bug 632341

Still a problem with 11.10 release.
Still a package to install and a(nother) config file to edit.
Still not "new user" friendly.
Still a boring moment to do it.

Choosing if numlock is on or off at startup is not important. Many want it and many others doesn't want it.
What's important is to have the choice to choose between on and off. Actually you don't have the choice out of the box.
I'm sure having numlockx installed + a toggle button in some "keyboard configuration panel" could be enough for many.