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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Office workers - Has anyone here convinced their boss to let them install a Linux distro on their work desktop? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by ohshit604@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Going from Windows to Linux then back to windows sucks.

Edit; Going through the comments it seems it doesn’t matter so long as IT supports the operating system, which is fair, in my scenario I’m not involved with our systems-management/IT/developers unless it’s an update to the software we use.

My desktop at work is still Windows 10 and while it works, kinda, my keyboard shortcuts are almost entirely different, I’ve encountered numerous moments where switching tab either by alt-tabbing or by the taskbar not working at all forcing me to minimize everything till I find that tab, couple times it wouldn’t even boot.

I started unplugging the Ethernet cable when I leave for work so IT can’t do any behind the scenes when I’m away.

I dredd the day they force a win 11 desktop on me.

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[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You deserve to have an OS that doesnt spy on you. As well if you install linux then your company can't spy on you either.

[–] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

that's not true if it's company managed

[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

All it takes to be true is one little USB stick 😉

[–] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, go ahead and install your own Linux distro. Now you can't authenticate to the internal network or use any of the services.

At the end of the day, corporate being able to manage Linux is what makes it possible to be used in an enterprise environment. There are regulatory and auditing requirements that would otherwise make Linux not an option.

[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I authenticate just fine. Most of our stuff is in the cloud and web based. There's Teams for Linux, OneDrive for Linux. I use LibreOffice, and then the rest I just use the web version.

Outlook, I use the web version. Same with all the shares and print stuff.

[–] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 11 hours ago

I'm glad it works for you, but this would not work at my company. We have much stricter network controls