Bug 347753 – When setting the group for the user "john" I think we should add the group "video"

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org

[Description Niklas Johansson 2010-12-04 19:38:41 UTC]

Nowadays it seems that it is important to belong to the user group "video". For a newcomer to gentoo it might be difficult to understand that the lack of opengl (nvidia) support stems from that you are not in the video group. 

I see it as a small fix that might save time and frustration for a newcomer.

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Niklas Johansson 2010-12-04 19:39:36 UTC]

I am talking about chapter 11 "Finalizing your Gentoo Installation"

(http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?full=1#book_part1_chap11)

[Comment 2 nm (RETIRED) 2010-12-05 09:38:22 UTC]

No need. Until X and its drivers have been installed and configured, this group won't exist.

Besides, it's already in the appropriate guides, such as the nVidia document:

nvidia-guide.xml:# <i>gpasswd -a youruser video</i>

If users aren't reading it there, repeating elsewhere won't help, especially in a document that has nothing to do with X or graphical desktops.

[Comment 3 Niklas Johansson 2010-12-05 13:10:21 UTC]

Okay. Solid reply. Thanks for taking the time.

[Comment 4 Jan Kundrát (RETIRED) 2010-12-05 22:22:50 UTC]

In addition, the document URL you posted already includes a description of the "video" group.

[Comment 5 nm (RETIRED) 2010-12-05 23:37:54 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Okay. Solid reply. Thanks for taking the time.

Thank YOU for taking the time to file the report in the first place! Please keep 'em coming. We won't always take the recommended action, but each report does help bring our attention to the guide to review it and notice any other issues it may have. Even bugs marked "WONTFIX" or "INVALID" help us keep an eye on our documents.

[Comment 6 Niklas Johansson 2010-12-06 12:34:52 UTC]

(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > Okay. Solid reply. Thanks for taking the time.
> 
> Thank YOU for taking the time to file the report in the first place! Please
> keep 'em coming. We won't always take the recommended action, but each report
> does help bring our attention to the guide to review it and notice any other
> issues it may have. Even bugs marked "WONTFIX" or "INVALID" help us keep an eye
> on our documents.
> 

Thanks. Well I like gentoo and I try to find something to give back, even with my limited knowledge. Have a great day !