And it's not even the docs but the arch wiki, which has become an absolute treasure of concise-yet-extensive guides for running all manner of gnu/linux software, geared toward the modestly capable user.
the arch wiki is so great, a systemd archwiki page helped me fix a sysvinit issue on devuan (had to convert some weird service into a sysvinit compatible one)
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.
I just wrote a post on how to use this to automatically disable/enable your laptop keyboard on plugging/unplugging your custom keyboard. Just one example.
In general, it allows you to set rules and automation about handling devices on the kernel level and comes with systemd (so most modern Linux distros have it by default, even Arch Linux)
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thurstylark@lemmy.today · 26 pts · 217d
I'm a simple nerd. I see someone actually reading the docs, I upvote.
callyral@pawb.social · 13 pts · 217d
Arch Wiki has helped me many times even when I wasn't using Arch
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 216d
I was referring to it's pages for years under ubuntu and it's constant helpfulness was certainly part of the reason that I switched to arch.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 216d
And it's not even the docs but the arch wiki, which has become an absolute treasure of concise-yet-extensive guides for running all manner of gnu/linux software, geared toward the modestly capable user.
thurstylark@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 216d
I get what you mean, but the arch wiki is bacically the docs for arch...
And a lot of other distros, now that I think about it... :P
HexaBack@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 215d
the arch wiki is so great, a systemd archwiki page helped me fix a sysvinit issue on devuan (had to convert some weird service into a sysvinit compatible one)
j4k3@piefed.world · 14 pts · 217d
Hot plug permission rules. Don't forget to add yourself to dialout group.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 217d
Depends on the distro by the way. Not all use the same groups. Arch and its decedents have no dialout group for example.
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 217d
Why? This is a great opportunity for me to learn a thing. Thanks!
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 217d
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.
sysadmin420@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 217d
Serial devices too
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 217d
I've never needed to do that. Hm.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 217d
I Googled it to double check and it's for serial devices.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 216d
It's not a group that exists in all distros, ymmv
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 217d
I am fairly Linux savvy but udev isn't something I've gotten a handle on yet.
Can someone explain what's going on here to me?
fhoekstra@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 216d
I just wrote a post on how to use this to automatically disable/enable your laptop keyboard on plugging/unplugging your custom keyboard. Just one example.
In general, it allows you to set rules and automation about handling devices on the kernel level and comes with systemd (so most modern Linux distros have it by default, even Arch Linux)
https://fhoekstra.eu/posts/linux-disable-internal-laptop-keyboard-when-external-keyboard-plugged-in/
verdare@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 217d
That’s the ArchLinux wiki, isn’t it?
F04118F@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 216d
Archwiki. What else?
Agent641@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 215d
I understand all of the words but none of the sentences