techquilla Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 i have tons of questions concerning gentoo and can't find the answer: 1. is emerge only allowed for root and not normal users? cuz when i run emerge with a normal user account, it says that i do not have permission blablabla..... 2. when i emerge an app with root account, will it only be available for the root account? cuz i just emerged gnome-alsamixer and i'm only allowed to run the program using root account. 3. From reading the alsa guide on the gentoo website, it says that the alsa sound is only be available for users in the "audio" group. How do i add a user to the audio group..? thanks in advanced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 1. Yes, although you can add yourself to the portage group to run pretend and search without getting errors. Actually installing apps requires root permission since the folders they'll install the stuff to need root for write permission. 2. No, some need a special group, like that probably has something that requires you to be in the audio group. 3. Looks like you found that out. usermod -G users, portage, audio, video, (other groups...) (your login) Just remember to put the groups you're already in or it'll delete you out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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