Win2Linux
win2linux is a plain-language course that teaches Linux to people who already know Windows — built for civil servants, public-sector teams and any organisation moving off Microsoft. No terminal, no jargon: 15 guided modules, hands-on labs and a certificate, in French and English.
This isn't theory — France has already done it. The Gendarmerie Nationale runs its own Ubuntu — GendBuntu — on 103,164 workstations, 97% of its fleet, and has saved an estimated €500 million over 20 years (cited to the French parliament in 2024), with total cost of ownership down 40%. In April 2026 the government extended the same move to every ministry — 2.5 million civil servants. The short video below tells that story; every figure is sourced.
Every number has a source.
Official figures, public records. Hover a tile for context; nothing here is invented.
Gendarmerie Nationale on GendBuntu — June 2024.
Of the total fleet. The rest: specialist machines.
Over 20 years. Gen. Marc Boget · parliamentary inquiry, 2024.
Gendarmerie internal figure, in production since 2013.
A gradual migration, never a big bang.
The Gendarmerie replaced the same tools you use.
Mapped to course modules M5 (email) and M6 (office suite, incl. Writer · Calc · Impress).
Three operational reasons.
- Vendor independence — stop depending on a single supplier (IDABC architectural goal).
- Apps ported first — OpenOffice and Firefox ran from 2005-06, before the OS ever changed.
- Soft migration — new machine = Linux; old machine = upgraded in its own time.
“The end-user transition went unexpectedly smoothly. Almost no additional training was required.”
EU IDABC OSOR case study · win2linux delivers that same familiarity to ministries starting in 2026Ready to deploy, ready to buy.
✓ Procurement
UGAP, Chorus Pro, framework agreements.
✓ GDPR & sovereignty
DPIA · EU sub-processors.
✓ SCORM 1.2
MENTOR · Moodle · Sakai · Chamilo ready.
✓ Admin dashboard
Track by directorate, office, agent · CSV export.