Which linux distribution is suitable as a desktop for end users?

Question

linux

There is a task to transfer a part of users to Lunux.
There is a windows domain, mail on exchange, a certain number of terminal win servers. I would like a distribution kit with an office suite of programs, some kind of management system such as group policies in windows, and so that you can connect to a session (radmin, dameware). Does it exist in nature?
After delving into the essence of the issue, I chose Ubuntu 10.04. I managed to drive it into a Windows 2008 domain, and most importantly, you can use domain accounts (I used Likewise). It remains to try to sharpen it for use in a domain network and find some tool for centralized management.

Answer 1

Any

Answer 2

ubuntu mint

Answer 3

I have more than 10 years of experience with server Linux, but I think that there is none.
In the future, Android will become such Linux.

Answer 4

I'm rather not a sysadmin, but a long-time user of Linux,
so I kind of have a look from the other side of the screen :))
Linux is a lot of software packages.
Different Linux distributions are essentially different sets of software packages.
Distribution developers choose from among the many what they like or feel right.
So all Linuxes are essentially the same thing...
It seems to me that distributions from Canonical (Ubuntu, Xubuntu, ...) are developing most actively now,
IMHO, Xubuntu has the least traumatic look for Windows users.
It's the same Ubuntu, but with a different graphical environment (Xfce).
It can be made quite similar to WinXP in terms of interface.
Office suite - LibreOffice.
More or less compatible with MS Office, there are differences, but it is quite possible to use.
I have it everywhere, both at home and at work, including on Windows ...
Remote access via Remmina (analogous to RDP access)
I don't know group policies like in AD.
There are centralized management tools (Canonical, and RedHat),
but they are usually paid, and, as I understand it, are not compatible with AD.
Configurations are usually managed with something like Chef or Puppets.
You can also look at Zentyal, this is the Linux analogue of SBS from MS.
It has its own simplified analogue of AD based on the Samba package.

Answer 5

suse. he has a very good relationship with ad.

Answer 6

Thanks for the answers, I’ll clarify: centralized management is of key importance, somehow a kind of group policy and remote management. And if you can use domain accounts, then that's great.

Answer 7

As mentioned above, Ubuntu is very friendly, it's easy to install and remove programs from the built-in application manager. For a beginner and an ordinary user, that's it. Well, all the unix chips for the advanced.