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Finally got my Linux laptop at work (lemmy.ml)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I work in a corporation with an IT-department that is all in on whatever Microsoft is offering. My team has for some time gotten more and more autonomy in tooling as IT is overloaded and forced to relinquish some control, but we still rely on them for supplying compliant machines that have access to our resources.

I requested a Linux machine just over 5 months ago, and I finally got it this week. It is running Ubuntu with GNOME, not my first choice, but the only thing that is Microsoft Intune compliant as far as I know.

So far it is such a relief. A better specced machine with less bloat running on it. It should be far between any OOM-issue I get now... Slightly annoying having to use Edge for any service requiring corporate SSO, but I'll swallow that pill...

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[–] 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I'm in a similar boat, except I had to white-knuckle the install myself. White-knuckle, because I had to set up unique to my laptop certs beforehand to get on the corporate VPN. And if it disn't work, I'd be off the VPN unable to connect (I work remote). Got it working, but, fun fact, my ubuntu laptop is running Microsoft Defender! (per requirements) I feel super protected.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    my ubuntu laptop is running Microsoft Defender

    How does that even work? Just wine it?

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Nah, there's an official package/repo for ubuntu. It just requires an enterprise microsoft license.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint-linux

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I mean, technically Defender is a pretty decent antivirus. Nothing wrong with that. Hopefully they use more than antivirus to keep you safe though. I think most decent EDR/XDR support Linux.

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