France tightens digital sovereignty with Linux-first government desktops

France’s DINUM ordered a Linux migration for its own desktops and mandated every ministry to draft autumn 2026 plans to cut dependence on non-European tech, expanding a sovereignty push that already includes replacing Teams/Zoom with a domestic platform (Visio) for 2.5 million civil servants by 2027. The move leverages La Suite Numérique and the Gendarmerie’s successful 103,000-seat Linux rollout as a governance model, while acknowledging open questions about software compatibility and the lingering dominance of non-European cloud infrastructure. The broader context is Europe’s bid for cloud and compute sovereignty amid strong US dominance.