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How to minimize pain of Windows in work environment? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello all! I began working today, where the work is closely related to programming. Despite this, the work computer is set up as Windows (eww). I want to look for work-arounds, as installing linux on a work machine is a no-go.

I wonder, what is the way to minimize pain from having to use windows? Either that, or a way to maximize work done on linux-like stuffs. A linux server is given for us, and I think I can install WSL. Any recommendations on this setup?

Especially, I miss the virtual desktop feature, is there any way to use it? Is there a way I can run compositor through WSL? Also, should I install Pop! OS for the feature, or is it available on e.g. Ubuntu (default WSL)?

Sorry to ask a non-exclusively-linux question, but I think, hopefully, many linux people have experience to give me pointers what to do with a windows work environment.

EDIT: The Windows is Windows 10.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Why aren't you discussing this with your leadership?

If you're doing Linux dev work, there must be a reason your team is using Windows, and they have process around dev tasks. And your team must have process/tools for what your role does.

This seems very much like an internal discussion around what your team does.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

+1 for bringing it up as serious discussion.

The last time I had to ask permission for something like this, the issue turned out to be simply that the IT staff wasn't trained in Linux and therefore couldn't support it. I was more than capable of administering my own Linux box and ensuring that it wouldn't become a risk to our company network, so we agreed that I would do that.

It was a win-win result: I had the tool I needed to be most productive, and IT had fewer machines to support.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sounds more like a win-lin result to me.

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