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welkie

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Registered: 2017-05-07

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[SOLVED] Where to find help setting up specific packages?

I'm wondering what the best place is to seek out help with getting certain packages installed. For example, I have the following problems right now:

Docker - Adding my user to the "docker" group and logging out and logging back in doesn't allow me to omit "sudo" for docker commands.
Android Studio - I cannot use any AVDs (they appear to begin loading, and then nothing happens) and I can't get my physical Android phone to work as a debugging device either.

I feel like adding comments to the packages themselves on the repository pages would clog up those pages, which I'm guessing are more for issues specifically related to installing packages, not setting them up or bugs encountered in them. I looked at the forums here, but it wasn't clear to me which would be the best place to post about this.

Last edited by welkie (2017-05-07 15:22:48)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] Where to find help setting up specific packages?

The forums are the best place*.  Apps & DEs could be a good subforum for either of those topics.  But if in doubt Nebie Corner is always safe.

Please have a look at sticked threads on the forums and our code of conduct in the wiki.  This will guide you to have a separate thread for each issue.

For the docker example, adding your user to the docker group should allow you to run docker commands without sudo.  So perhaps you've not properly added your user to the group.

*edit: best may not be the right word.  The forums are a perfectly appropriate place for such questions.  You could also try the IRC if that's more your style.  Comments sections of the packages are not right for problems like these.  Package comments should be for when there is something clearly wrong with the package while your issues sounds like a error on your end getting the configuration set up properly.  Also, for a more general answer, always check the wiki first - there are wiki pages for both docker an android tools - but in this case it sounds like you've already followed/tried-to-follow the advice there, but it didn't work out.

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welkie

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Registered: 2017-05-07

Posts: 17

Re: [SOLVED] Where to find help setting up specific packages?

Glad to see I was right with avoiding the package comments. I do indeed like to exhaust my resources first, so I have looked at the wiki pages for both Docker and Android Studio. They had lots of info, but unfortunately didn't help me right now.

I'll post individual threads for my issues. Thanks.