Microsoft develops the Windows operating system for many needs, from personal computers to enterprise solutions. But a state in Germany has announced that it will use Linux instead of Windows to support open source software.
This German state will use Linux instead of Windows
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has announced that it will migrate tens of thousands of government systems from Windows to Linux. The announcement follows the state’s earlier decision to switch from Microsoft Office to the open source LibreOffice.
Schleswig-Holstein first tested LibreOffice for two years in 2021. It then announced that by 2026 it would replace Office with LibreOffice on 25,000 computers. The state government said it had successfully completed the LibreOffice pilot. In this context, it is expanding open source solutions.
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State Administrator Daniel Gunther has announced that all government systems used in the state will switch to the Linux operating system. This decision actually means that about 30,000 employees in the state government will switch to open source systems.
The government is also providing a training program to support the transition. Under this program, employees will be taught how to use Linux. Windows computers will also be switched to Linux.
The state said that while the majority of computers will be switched to Linux, some systems have proprietary software that cannot be replaced with open source alternatives. Therefore, some of the computers will continue to run Windows.
In addition to Linux and LibreOffice, Schleswig-Holstein announced that it will continue the transition to open source software such as Nextcloud, Open-Xchange and Mozilla Thunderbird.
