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minus-square√𝛂𝛋𝛆@piefed.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 months agoHot plug permission rules. Don’t forget to add yourself to dialout group.
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoDepends on the distro by the way. Not all use the same groups. Arch and its decedents have no dialout group for example.
minus-squarekrooklochurm@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWhy? This is a great opportunity for me to learn a thing. Thanks!
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoBarely a Linux user but I did some troubleshooting recently and my basic understanding is that adding yourself to the dialout group lets your user access certain USB devices.
minus-squarekrooklochurm@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI’ve never needed to do that. Hm.
minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s not a group that exists in all distros, ymmv
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI Googled it to double check and it’s for serial devices.
Hot plug permission rules. Don’t forget to add yourself to dialout group.
Depends on the distro by the way. Not all use the same groups. Arch and its decedents have no dialout group for example.
Why? This is a great opportunity for me to learn a thing. Thanks!
Barely a Linux user but I did some troubleshooting recently and my basic understanding is that adding yourself to the dialout group lets your user access certain USB devices.
Serial devices too
I’ve never needed to do that. Hm.
It’s not a group that exists in all distros, ymmv
I Googled it to double check and it’s for serial devices.