you can follow this guide: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nknu.net&#x2F;ubuntu-14-04-exchange-configuration-thunderbird-pidgin&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nknu.net&#x2F;ubuntu-14-04-exchange-configuration-thunderb...</a><p>You&#x27;ll have exchange setup on Thunderbird with email &amp; calendar.<p>They recommend using Pidgin for a lync replacement, but I use Sky. And then the address book might require saying you have a mac (to your it department) and getting some specific info or dsquery&#x27;ing of your current working windows desktop.<p>To use internet explorer for your 1 or 2 admin applications just dual boot so that you can always use windows in a pinch.