Speaker
Description
This session discuss challenge and difficulty for expatriates and foreign visitors living in Taipei who rely exclusively on a Linux desktop environment. Navigating daily life and administrative tasks in Taiwan often requires interacting with highly specific local digital infrastructure. From smart-card-based government services, such as the National Health Insurance (NHI) system, tax filing, and Citizen Digital Certificate portals—to local banking WebATMs that traditionally favor Windows or macOS ecosystems, Linux users frequently face unique software compatibility barriers. The speaker will share their personal experience and detail how they successfully overcame these challenges to survive as a Linux desktop user in Taiwan.
本議程將探討居住在台北、且完全依賴 Linux 桌面環境的外籍居民與外國訪客所面臨的挑戰與困境。在臺灣，處理日常生活和行政事務往往需要與高度在地化的特定數位基礎設施進行互動。從基於晶片卡（智慧卡）的政府服務——例如全民健保（NHI）系統、網路報稅、自然人憑證——到傳統上僅支援 Windows 或 macOS 生態系的在地銀行網路 ATM（WebATM），Linux 使用者經常會遇到獨特的軟體相容性障礙。講者將分享其個人經驗，並詳細說明他們如何成功克服這些挑戰，在台灣作為 Linux 桌面使用者順利生存。
Biography
DevSecOps Engineer from Hong Kong living in Taipei
What audience can learn
The hardware and/or software usage issue faced by Linux user from day to day
Summary
Ubuntu is one of the most common distro for Linux desktop. This session is going to cover the challenge and difficulty which is uniquely to for expatriates and foreign visitors living in Taipei who own an Linux desktop. Ubuntu would be used as the major desktop environment for demo and explain
| Difficulty level | Begineer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |