KDE and Linux integration in Enterprise Windows Environment
KDE is great for a standalone (home) desktop and really makes for a pleasant and simple environment for new Linux users (or Windows converts) and users who do not want to learn the complexities of a CLI or *.conf file buried somewhere is /etc...
At my company, we recently replaced hundreds of viable desktops with newer machines just because of Microsoft's requirement for TPM 2 for Windows 11 support. I would love to advocate for the re-provisioning of these "older" systems to Linux (OpenSuse. Fedora, etc).
The majority of our users have limited need for thick client Windows apps ( Microsofts' E1 license is adequate) and most could just use Chrome and connect to the corporate web based tools.
Outside of these web based corporate apps, I think the major requirements for a Linux based system to be fully integrated is the use of Print and File services - especially where access is tied to your corporate OU.
Another requirement for my environment was the use of Enterprise WiFi authentication support and our corporate NAC security solutions based on AD an integration.
I would really like to see some form of a KDE admin tool to ease the setup of enterprise AD integration as well as print/file (client) services on Linux. Having admin tools that allow for easy/mass user provisioning/deployment as well as a kiosk or lockdown mode to restrict access to a limited set of features or tools for provisioned users would also be helpful.
Maybe this can be done via a cockpit module since it would give the ability to remotely configure/push settings to the endpoints?
There is a world of opportunity for KDE in the corporate space, unfortunate unless you are willing to setup SSSD and the needed PAM modules, it is locked behind complexity and geekspeak and hence not approachable to most windows admins at the moment.
Has anyone successfully integrated Linux/KDE into an Enterprise Windows environment ?