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minus-square√𝛂𝛋𝛆@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·21 days agoHot plug permission rules. Don’t forget to add yourself to dialout group.
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days 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-up1·20 days agoWhy? This is a great opportunity for me to learn a thing. Thanks!
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-220 days 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-up3·20 days agoI’ve never needed to do that. Hm.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoI Googled it to double check and it’s for serial devices.
minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-220 days agoIt’s not a group that exists in all distros, ymmv
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.
I Googled it to double check and it’s for serial devices.
It’s not a group that exists in all distros, ymmv