Jack Wallen believes there is a Linux distribution for everybody, even enterprise businesses, and Eurolinux may fill that area of interest.
Once upon a time, I keep in mind getting completely enthusiastic about Red Hat Enterprise Desktop (now Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. Both of these merchandise are nonetheless round however have largely taken a backseat to their respective firm’s server working programs.
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And for corporations that eschew the costlier Linux variants, what business-class desktop working system is there? After all, there’s a great purpose why so many businesses decide for the likes of Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux over RHEL and SLES: value.
That’s why I discovered myself revisiting the thrill of these bygone days after I came upon about Eurolinux. Eurolinux hails from Poland and like each Red Hat and SUSE has centered on their server-based distribution for practically a decade. With the launch of RHEL 9, Eurolinux has launched a desktop variation of their working system.
What is Eurolinux? Simply put, it’s a business-ready Linux distribution that mixes the aesthetics and performance of Windows and macOS with the reliability and safety that comes with an enterprise-grade Linux distribution.
Eurolinux relies on RHEL and makes use of a modified GNOME desktop setting to create an working system that’s extremely steady and safe, whereas additionally being simple to make use of.
Why ought to what you are promoting migrate to Eurolinux?
First and foremost, Eurolinux relies on RHEL 9, which suggests it advantages from the stability and reliability that Red Hat has constructed round its vaunted working system, and you are feeling that from the begin. Eurolinux provides you the similar confidence on the desktop as RHEL provides you on the server. Because it’s based mostly on RHEL, you’ll be able to be positive Eurolinux enjoys seamless integration with server OSs resembling RHEL, Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux.
Thanks to the GNOME desktop, you’ll discover each Microsoft Exchange and Enterprise Login account choices, in addition to Google, Nextcloud, Microsoft, Fedora and IMAP/SMTP.
Speaking of the GNOME desktop, what Eurolinux does with the UI may have each consumer immediately at dwelling (Figure A).
Figure A
The one factor that may confuse new customers is that Eurolinux determined to stay with the conventional GNOME Application Overview as an alternative of opting for a extra normal desktop menu. That’s effective by me, as I really favor the GNOME method of issues. However, when a brand new consumer clicks what they assume will reveal a “start menu,” they’ll be in for a shock.
Also included with Eurolinux is wealthy multimedia assist, which incorporates codecs for mp3, mpg, wma, ts, opus, ogg, mp4, flac, aiff, acc, ac3, avi and open codecs for mkv video information.
Users may also discover the LibreOffice workplace suite and entry to 1000’s of free software program titles that may be put in from inside GNOME Software. Because the builders included Flatpak, customers also can set up loads of proprietary software program resembling Spotify, Zoom and Slack. Since the builders rolled Flatpak assist into GNOME software program, it’s extremely simple to put in all of these titles from one location.
When utilizing Eurolinux, you’ll get pleasure from:
- Transparency
- Data safety
- Security
- Freedom of alternative
- Code maturity
How lengthy is Eurolinux supported?
One of the greatest issues that can draw businesses to Eurolinux is the long-term assist. Eurolinux Desktop is beneath a 10-year software program life cycle. That means businesses can set up the desktop working system, trusting it should be supported for 10 years. A decade: Imagine that! You can deploy this desktop working system company-wide, figuring out it’ll be good to go for 10 years.
On prime of that, Eurolinux gives paid assist for its merchandise.
What are the downsides to Eurolinux?
After working with Eurolinux for some time, I discovered it to be an incredible asset, one which could enormously profit so many businesses. However, after diving down the rabbit gap, I discovered that Eurolinux doesn’t actually exhibit the server integrations as a lot as I might have anticipated.
For instance, Active Directory or LDAP login assist is decidedly lacking, and one other fairly vital business-centric piece of the puzzle that’s lacking is Samba. Without Samba put in, customers can’t share directories over the community. That’s an enormous miss for me. Because finish customers in all probability aren’t going to be savvy sufficient to put in and use Samba, meaning it’ll be as much as the admin.
That’s an odd strike towards an in any other case perfectly-suited desktop working system, particularly on condition that distributions resembling Ubuntu have Samba in-built out of the field. Sure, there may be additional software program to put in, however Ubuntu takes the consumer by the hand to information them via the course of.
If Eurolinux desires to be critical about getting its foot in the door of businesses, the builders ought to contemplate integrating Samba such that listing sharing is however a right-click away.
Other than that one caveat, I discovered Eurolinux to be a powerful desktop setting that may be completely at dwelling in any enterprise round the globe.
Give this desktop distribution a go and see in case your finish customers would profit from having Linux on their desktops.
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