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France orders all government ministries to ditch Windows for Linux in digital sovereignty push

  • Ana-Maria Stanciuc--The Next Web
  • published date: 2026-04-10 21:21:12 UTC

In short: France’s Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM) announced on 8 April 2026 that it is migrating its own workstations from Windows to Linux and has ordered every government ministry to formalise a plan to eliminate extra-European digital depende…

In short: Frances Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM) announced on 8 April 2026 that it is migrating its own workstations from Windows to Linux and has ordered every government ministry to f… [+7911 chars]