Native name | 深度操作系统; Shēndù Cāozuò-xìtǒng |
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Developer | Deepin Technology Co., Ltd. |
OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open-source |
Initial release | 28 February 2004 |
Latest release | 23.0[1] / 15 August 2024 |
Marketing target | Personal computing |
Available in | Multi-lingual (more than 30)[2][3] |
Update method | Deepin Software Center |
Package manager | APT, dpkg[4] |
Platforms | x86-64, RISCV64,[5] ARM64,[6] LoongArch64[7] |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux Kernel) |
Default user interface | Deepin Desktop Environment (Qt-based) |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | www |
Deepin (Chinese: 深度操作系统; pinyin: Shēndù Cāozuò-xìtǒng; stylized as deepin; formerly known as Linux Deepin and Hiweed Linux[8][3]) is a Linux distribution. It features the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), built on Qt and available for a variety of distributions. The Deepin userbase is predominantly Chinese, though DDE is in most prominent Linux distributions' repositories as an alternative desktop environment. The company behind the development, Deepin Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of UnionTech (统信软件), is based in Wuhan, China.[9][10]
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