Welcome to Southend's Linux User Group
Below are the latest updates to the site. The articles are written by the SoSLUG members themselves, in order to share their experiences, or expertise, and generally promote the advantages of Open Source software.
Only a brief summary, or teaser is listed below. To read the full text just click on any one of the individual headings
You are welcome to come along to any one of our weekly meetings. The format is informal and its an opportunity for members to discuss various topics of mutual interest and our skills range from novice upwards, so you don't need any particular computing skills to join in.
If you don't live locally, but still wish to contribute, then by logging in, you can comment on any of the written articles. Constructive opinions intended to help improve the site are always welcome
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Latest articles and revisions
| Title | All terms | Updated date | Teaser |
|---|---|---|---|
| SoSLUG Banner Competition | soslug | 16-Jan-2012 |
Outline of CompetitionYou may have noticed, we recently upgraded the SoSLUG theme. One key feature of the new theme is the banner at the top of the page changes, depending on the page and section of the menu you are currently viewing. At present though quite a few sections do not have their own banner and so the default banner of a jigsaw, with a piece missing is used instead (see below for example). |
| Samsung ML_2525w | howto, tutorial | 26-Jan-2012 |
How to install a Samsung ML-2525W printer on a Debian Squeeze – 64 bit system.
There's the good, the bad and the down right ugly!The ugly!So we'll start with the ugly and get the rant over with. Samsung are pleased to embed a Linux system into their printer, but in my view, pay not much more than lip service, to helping Linux users to install the required drivers. More will be revealed. |
| Working with spreadsheets | formula, spreadsheets, novices | 12-Dec-2011 |
Working with Spreadsheets, cells and formulasRecent experience with spreadsheets made me think it might be useful to explain to non users just how easy it is to use the features that are available with spreadsheets to log whatever data you wish. To show how brilliant spreadsheets can be I propose to explain how they can be used to keep track of say your bank account with a fully automated balance. |
| Solarization in Gimp | tips, graphics | 28-Jan-2012 |
Solarization in GIMP - HowtoIntroductionGIMP Ver 2.6 as a standard build lacks a solarization filter, putting a lot of people off in the process. However, it is easily installable as an extra from the Ubuntu repositories along with a shed load of other cool filters and work scripts. To find more about Solarization visit the site below. Installation of plugin for GIMPIf you haven't installed gimp already proceed to do so with the following command. |
| Shared Directories | tips, tutorial | 31-Oct-2011 |
Sharing a directory with other account users on the same computer using UbuntuIntroduction |
