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In my last article ‘Online Apps and Services’ article, I covered Zoom Conferencing software for GNU/Linux. This one will be along the same lines, but we are going to look at Slack for GNU/Linux.
I was introduced to Slack about six months ago when I got involved with some guys who have a passion for riding laid back bikes and trikes. The group is called laidbackbikereport. I joined the team because we do a live broadcast on Youtube once a month, and we were looking for a way to keep each other informed on what was going on. Well, one of the guys came up with the idea of using Slack. We have been using it ever since, and we all like it.
Since then, I set up a second group for the church I attend. And again, it is a way for everyone in that group to keep up with what is going on. If you are like me, my emails have gotten out of hand, and I find I get a lot of one-line emails that should be text messages, but then again text messages can get out of hand as well. Slack was the answer to both of these problems.
Slack is a place for every conversation, and everything can be saved and organized. https://slack.com is a link to find out all about Slack.
I find Slack’s layout very easy to understand. Everything is done in channels. A channel is a place where a group of slack users can go to discuss a topic or project, and when it is completed, it gets archived. These archives can be searched if the subject comes up again. In fact, all of Slack's conversations can be searched. Here’s a screenshot of Slack to show you how channels are on the left of the screen, with a list of users below.
On the far left, you will see my two groups (LB, and HB). Next, to that, you will see the list of Channels, and below that is the list of users. To the right is where everything happens. This is the LB group; the HB group is completely separate.
The user can join and unjoin a channel, and users can send messages to one another, and everything stays organized. Besides all this, you can use other online apps right in Slack. You can share documents, pictures, URL links, and much more. You can even have Zoom conferences right in Slack. I didn't cover this in my other article because this is not part of the free Zoom. You need to be using a paid version. Oh, I forgot to say, Slack comes with a free version as well.
The only thing I found that gave me a problem was trying to get everyone on board. Not so much in the bike group, but in the church group. All the ladies took to it, but the guys were slow. Is it just me who sees this, but I find the ladies seem to adapt to the Internet and tech stuff, and are much more comfortable than the men are at doing this.
Here is a shot of some of the apps that can be embedded in Slack:
Just like Zoom, Slack requires you to sign up to use the free version, but that's not so bad because it is a great product and I foresee myself using it for a long time. Again, if you are interested, here is the link to the download.
Linux Download Link: https://slack.com/downloads/linux.