Southend on Sea Linux User Group
Articles of Association
Name
The name of the Association shall be Southend on Sea Linux User Group, referred to in this document as SoSLUG.
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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Raspberry PI Emulation
Emulation of Raspbery PI and Cream
Introduction
Below is a procedure for Raspberry PI Debian and to get working there are other distro which you could use instead and should be able to run using a slight variation on the command line executed in fact all you need do is change the image filename. One thing I would like to be able to solve is the resolution problem which comes out at an awful 640 x 480 so if any bright spark can offer an alternative that works if you can help please comment below.
Add content FAQ
Adding Content to This Site
This site http://wiki.soslug.org is a sub domain of the main http://soslug.org (Southend on Sea Linux User Group) site it is an area that anyone can add relevant Linux howto's and other suitable content. You may be asking yourself, with so many howto's out there why do we need yet another? This is a good question, and if you know Linux well and your acquainted with deciphering the various Man pages and Info pages then we guess you don't.
Ubuntu Bug Triage
I, like many other Ubuntu users, have benefited from the Ubuntu operating system and the work of the Ubuntu Community. I have decided that I would like to join this community and try to help further improve Ubuntu. A good place for beginners to start is 'bug triaging', a service which is conducted by the Ubuntu BugSquad. Before anyone can get involved in bug triaging it is recommended that they join the BugSquad.
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How to install a firewall in Debian.
Introduction.
What is a firewall?
Just as a building has a firewall and possibly a fire door to try to isolate a fire on one side of the wall, preventing it spreading to the other side, a computer firewall does much the same. However, it's not concerned with fires, but more to the point, unauthorised entry and use. It most commonly, sits between the computer and the Internet, although in complex networks, there can be others within the overall system.
