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Create dialout group if it doesn't exist.
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The user may need to create the `dialout` group before adding a user to it. That requires a reboot. Logging out is insufficient.
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dekay authored Jun 16, 2024
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##### Requirements: Anything with QT5 support.
- Arch Linux: **TODO: Aur PKGBUILD when public**
- Other distros: [Try the latest binary](https://github.com/TeamOpenFIRE/OpenFIRE-App/releases/latest) (built for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, but should work for most distros?)
- Make sure your user is part of the `dialout` group (`# usermod -a -G dialout insertusernamehere`); you'll be notified on startup if this is necessary.
- Make sure your user is part of the `dialout` group (`# usermod -a -G dialout insertusernamehere`); you'll be notified on startup if this is necessary. Log out and back in again for the change to take effect.
- If you get the error message `usermod: group 'dialout' does not exist` when running the command above, you'll need to create the group (`# groupadd dialout`) and reboot for the change to take effect before trying again.

### For Windows:
##### Requirements: Windows 7 and up (64-bit only).
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