GIH was established in 2006 and has also been tasked to support the National Police RAID unit since 2008. The simple change from Windows and Office to Ubuntu and OpenOffice.org has saved us €2 million per year. Another unit, named GIGN, was created simultaneously within the Gendarmerie parachute squadron in Mont-de-Marsan in southwest France but the two units were merged under Prouteau's command in 1976 and adopted the GIGN designation. The unit was formed in 1984 with personnel from EPGM, a one-of-a-kind parachute squadron that had been created within the mobile gendarmerie in 1971 and was disestablished at that date. Europe EPIGN, which was based in Versailles-Satory with its sister unit GIGN. The force must ensure that its IT infrastructure is cost-effective, easy to manage, reliable and simple for employees to use. Installing an operating system is not an easy task.
GIGN is equipped with a wide range of police and military equipment that includes : A MR 73 Manurhin revolver is traditionally issued to each GIGN operator, MR73 revolver with 8" barrel and Bushnell Phantom scope, Renault Truck Defense Sherpa armored assault ladder, Although GIGN is part of the French military and has been deployed to external combat zones, it is primarily centered in France, engaging in peacetime operations as a special police force. It was finally absorbed, together with the "old" GIGN, into the newly reorganized GIGN in September 2007.

This means that Canonical provides a single point of contact for any technical issues the team experiences.
Some of the best known GIGN operations include: GIGN was selected by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to teach the special forces of the other member states in hostage-rescue exercises aboard planes. There are several tactical specialties in the group, including: long-range sniping, breaching, observation and reconnaissance, executive protection, free fall parachuting with HALO/HAHO jumps, diving, etc. providing better integration through common selection, common training and stronger support. In the end the unit, still under the command of a captain, was composed of: Despite the squadron's name, the "intervention" mission was entirely transferred to GIGN, members of the parachute squadron being assigned the task to support the intervention group by sanitizing and cordoning off their operating area and by providing heavy weapon support with machine guns and mortars if and when necessary. Either serious issues or advice on configuration and deployment can be escalated to a dedicated Canonical expert. ,