The article Deploy Linux desktops for non-technical users, says study points out that deploying Linux desktops is easier if you have non-technical users. If you have users who mainly have to use only several apps and they’re stuff that are available in repositories anyway, then Linux and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) could be good for them. Users who are solid Windows users are the ones who are more difficult to convince to switch because they will most likely resist the changes.

The article spawned comments asking about the tools to manage a huge amount of Linux desktops. One comment contained a link to the article asking where the enterprise management tools are in Linux. As some of my co-workers and online buddies pointed out that there are tools in Linux but not all of them are point and click ones. And that’s one issue that makes it appear that there are no such tools.

Anyhow, in my experience, I’ve seen co-workers adapt to their Linux machines well. They would complain sometimes but some of the issues they encounter are the things that might be difficult to fix if you really are new to Linux and not very interested in it either — examples include printer driver and configuration and SSD failure. In any case, it is doable to deploy Linux-powered machines if you know your users well enough to help them focus on their tasks.

In your case, do you think it is doable? Why or why not?

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