Linux setup experience

[ddribeiro]

• customer-cisnerso: @noahtalerman: Check out the screenshots in this Google doc.
• customer-numa: https://us-65885.app.gong.io/call?id=1182514010850114493&highlights=%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22SHARE%22%2C%22from%22%3A530%2C%22to%22%3A622%7D%5D
  • built by numa: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XULJd5-1LC8xaNf2P-cMxJEADMzrfVOo/view?usp=sharing
• @noahtalerman: User requested this because they want to offer a consistent, transparent onboarding experience for Linux users, similar to the setup experience available for macOS, so that employees know what is being installed and configured during enrollment.
  • @allenhouchins: It sounds like numa has a default image they use for new Linux workstations. They don't want to include apps and setup scripts to keep the image as small as possible.
  • @noahtalerman: In the interim they are considering bundling the Fleet agent into factory images or incentivizing self-enrollment, but this does not provide visibility into what setup actions are taken post-enrollment.
  • @noahtalerman: Eventually Fleet could add an interface to manage the setup experience for Linux, showing which software and scripts are applied, so end users feel informed and admins can ensure consistent baseline configuration.
• @noahtalerman: numa ships the same hardware for Linux and Windows workstations. End users can switch from Windows to Linux or vice versa.
  • @allenhouchins: Might be driven by the lack of vendors that ship hardware with Linux pre-installed.
  • UPDATE: customer-cisnerso is connected with customer-nuptel. nuptel build a custom Linux image (ISO) that comes with fleetd.

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