On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Gautam John <[email protected]> wrote: > So I've been using Ubuntu on my machine at work and the team I manage > all use Ubuntu - the rest of the organization seems to wonder why I > never have virus problems and have seen that the basics an office > computer requires, browser + office suite, is available on Ubuntu and > we're considering migrating everyone to Ubuntu. Some 50 desktops and > 50 laptops. > > Would anyone have advice? A manual? Guidelines?
Invest in automating the installation. Have someone figure out how things like cfengine could be used to do automated installations. If the desktops and laptops your company is using are diverse, expect more troubles. Uniformity in hardware makes such roll out easier. Have a local Ubuntu repository mirror in your corp network. This will make it easier for your 100 computers to find and install updates through 'apt-get upgrade'. Figure out if you are going to keep your 100 computers up with all upstream package changes or whether you don't mind lagging by a few months and having more controlled (and tested) roll out of selected and vetted changes. Thaths -- "You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel." -- Homer J. Simpson
