[plug] new linux user

[Brad Campbell]

russ wrote:
> 
> > Tom Baric wrote:
> <snip>
> > applications such as minicom and extace will only stay on screen for
> > a second or two and disappear. When I go to add certain applets to
> 
> Minicom usually requires you to be root to run since the comports are
> owned by root. If you try to run it as a user the window will just
> flash up then close. Try it from a terminal to see any error messages.
> 
> Sorry I can't help with anything else. I had similar problems with
> gnome and switched to kde.

Add yourself to the dialout group to solve that one..

Brad..