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Companies that use desktop Linux (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Basically title. Do you know of any companies that use desktop Linux?

I can think of two in my area in Brisbane - Adfinis and Red Hat. Both have a pretty small presence here from what I last heard (several employees each).

My employer allows the Linux team to use Linux but it's discouraged and our lives are made somewhat difficult.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (10 children)

I think they are a bit harder to manage

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I can't say I've managed Linux desktops at scale (so technically I should leave it there) but I do manage several hundred Linux VMs with Ansible, and I manage all of my PCs with Ansible. Desktops are a different ballgame to servers, dealing with end users and all, but I still don't think it would be that hard once it's been set up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It is just less established which means it would be hard to get the ball rolling. It is doable but would take more time than just using a basic Windows environment with AD. You also have the issue with vendor support and end user knowledge but that's a problem for another day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's probably a fair point. I can't say too much as I haven't touched Windows desktop or server too much.

Could be apples vs oranges here though as we're talking about getting started versus well established setup, but my current employer is looking at adopting Ansible + Packer for imaging and partially Ansible-managing Windows servers where it makes sense because of limitations in SCCM and GPO. As far as I can see across the divide Windows Server isn't all smooth sailing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You don't want to use Ansible for Windows management. It is a pain to setup and doesn't work well.

You need an actual management tool

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