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[PATCH 00/21] Allow USB redirection as an unprivileged user in in GNOME Boxes

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Message #68 received at 61576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: 61576 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 20/21] gnu: gnome-boxes: Mention extra configuration
 requirements.
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:01:01 -0500

* gnu/packages/gnome.scm (gnome-boxes) [description]: Mention about extending
polkit and setuid services with spice-gtk.
---

 gnu/packages/gnome.scm | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 9e6f705129..3470894d4d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -12545,7 +12545,7 @@ (define-public gnome-boxes
            libvirt
            libvirt-glib
            libxml2
-           qemu-minimal                           ;for qemu-img
+           qemu-minimal                 ;for qemu-img
            sparql-query
            spice-gtk
            tracker
@@ -12557,7 +12557,12 @@ (define-public gnome-boxes
 manage remote and virtual systems.  Note that this application requires the
 @code{libvirt} and @code{virtlog} daemons to run.  Use the command
 @command{info '(guix) Virtualization Services'} to learn how to configure
-these services on the Guix System.")
+these services on the Guix System.  If you do not use the GNOME desktop
+environment, you will also want to extend the @code{polkit-service-type} with
+the @code{spice-gtk} package, as well as configure the
+@file{libexec/spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper} executable of @code{spice-gtk}
+as setuid, to make it possible to redirect USB devices as a non-privileged
+user.")
     (license (list
               ;; For data/icons/empty-boxes.png.
               license:cc-by2.0
-- 
2.39.1

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