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Ubuntu as the only office / commercial OS?

rated 0 times [ 7] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 657 / 1 Year ago, tue, january 24, 2023, 7:08:16

I was wondering if any people had any experience of using ubuntu (and other office - like software & possibly some wine installs) as their only OS. To clarify, i am asking if anyone has experience with MS free office environments and would like their input on:

Training time (not all office workers are tech savvy)

Migration Issues

Support Issues Compatibility with other MS using offices.

Other?

I know in theory that Ubuntu has all the tools needed, but i havent heard of any experience of people actually doing it.

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answered 1 Year ago uffno · Accepted Answer

There are some case studies of companies (or more usually goverment agencies) switching to GNU/Linux for workstations. Most notable would be Gendarmerie Nationale (French police) - they've switched to Ubuntu in 2009.

If you are looking for company-wide deployment, I'd recommend to contact Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu) who can provide you all the information and support you need. There are more commercial-backed distributions like Red Hat Enterprise Linux (by Red Hat) or SUSE (by Novell), and there are many local partners or independent Linux dedicated companies which will provide you with the support.

Edit: I believe you should take first steps by using cross-platform software with your existing infrastructure - most software available for Ubuntu is available for Windows too. For example, switch from MS Office to LibreOffice (aka OpenOffice.org), and so on. This way you can apply training in small doses and always easily switch back if you run into any problems.

If you rely on some Windows-only software without any viable alternative, Wine could be a solution but it's definitely not a silver bullet - check out Wine's AppDB or try CrossOver (a commercial counterpart of Wine by CodeWeavers, which are contributors to Wine).