On 19 May 2015 at 08:06, Ramu Iyer <ramu.ti...@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/20/microsoft_cloud_event/?mt=1430675660394 > > During the business work day, I am on a Windows machine since it is a > corporate policy. That said, I sense that change is in the air since there > is a growing corporate interest to play in all ecosystems (iOS, Android, > Windows). This is pretty exciting for me. > > I am somewhat rusty in my Linux knowledge. I want be an "odd man out" > inside the campus to show vividly how to play on two operating systems -- > Windows & Ubuntu. Let's call that "leading by example" at the ground level. >
That's great! > > That said IT Help Desk does not officially support Linux. I've also > noticed that when I attempt to install Ubuntu on top of Virtual Box in my > corporate laptop, some of the default config settings change and I am not > able to connect to the corporate network. > That may be an issue with your corporate network that blocks some type of connections. It normally works out of the box in a VM. That said, what version did you try to install? > > To keep things simple, I have decided to get a personal laptop where I can > run Ubuntu in the cloud and explore the "apt-get" ecosystem of productivity > apps :-). Is that feasible? Thanks for any guiding pointers. > It is definitely possible to run Ubuntu on a laptop. I'm not sure what you mean by 'in the cloud'. A lot of people on this list have been using Ubuntu on personal or work laptops for years. I would suggest a Lenovo ThinkPad as it's one of the best ranges supported on Linux. My personal experience is that every ThinkPad I've ever tried to install Ubuntu on has always had every thing work out of the box. Others may have had different experience so make sure you wait a couple of comments before making a choice. > The underlying question that prompted me to reach out to the collective > wisdom of this forum: > * How does one begin to "love Linux" where there was officially "no love" > in the past within the organization due to market forces? Crossing the > chasm to achieve critical mass of "I love Linux" adopters requires > persistence and goes beyond a press release. > I'd say you're going about it the right way: install it, use it every day and show others that you're using it. Cheers, Bruno
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