Toggle caps lock LED on ThinkPad T43 - Ubuntu Server 16.04

I have installed the above mentioned OS on a 15-year old IBM Thinkbad (t-43 / 1871 series).

I only care about the CAPS lock LED. Don't care about the others. Have reviewed some basic topics regarding setleds or similar but nowhere have I seen or understood exactly how to enable toggle. I have seen commands on how to manually turn the light on or off at will. That's silly, why should I have to do that. I want it to work the way it's supposed to: toggle on/off so that I know when I'm in caps on or caps off mode.

Can anyone suggest what amendments I need to make so that I can enable it? I would prefer solutions that don't require downloading extra software (remember this is a text-only interface that I have) as I want to keep the system light. I could do with some light scripting I suppose, but I'm really hoping there is a line somewhere in a system file that I need to amend to make this work. Otherwise open to some more involved solutions I guess. Thanks!

4 Reset to default

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