Due to hardware reqs we’re tossing the idea at work to replace the Microsoft termserv with Linux. Due to the userbase being all windows fans we’d need a full on GUI and i’ve been prodded towards Mint. Good idea or bad?
I’ve happily set up a remote kunbuntu for my workspace previously, but accomodating multiple complete linux neophytes is giving me a bit of pause.
Bit more info: The current termserv is a debloated win10 machine with the multisession registry edit. However, it’s on an R515 with proxmox (and running extremely well). Due to partner network requirements, we can’t run depreciated software, and the box won’t support win11, and frankly, I sat the boss down and asked him if he wanted to be microsoft’s bitch for the forseeable future and junk serviceable hardware. He’s absolutely up to getting on a linux ecosystem, but the graphical desktop environment is non-negotiable on his end.
That is completely up to what their requirements are (which applications they use, workflow etc) and what your users are like. Some users are extremely resistant to change - and have connections to people in high places - so you’ll need to think about how to handle them. Like back in my helpdesk days, we had a bunch of VIP users and admin staff oppose the upgrade to Office 2007 (from XP/2003), mainly due to its new ribbion interface, and also incompatibility with some of their custom macros etc. We were midway thru the rollout and ended up completely halting the upgrades due to the fuss they kicked up. Office XP/2003 was already way out of support, but they didn’t care or listen.
So yea, you’ll need to ask your users, not us.
Company owner is 10000% on board because cheap so the only complications will be getting some win-specific software (download clients mostly) to run on the emu
Honestly that is a fairly bad reason. If you do this it is likely not going to end well and you will pay is downtime and man hours.
What are you using the terminal server for? Is it something that can be done on a user device?
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