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Q4OS is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution designed to offer classic-style user interface (Trinity) and simple accessories, and to serve stable APIs for complex third-party applications, such as Google Chrome, VirtualBox and development tools. The system is also very useful for virtual cloud environments due to its very low hardware requirements.
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| Tips, Tricks, Q&As | | Questions and answers: Checking on which applications depend on a low-level package |
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| Questions and answers: Keeping up with the vulnerabilities |
| Questions and answers: Fine-grained file permissions |
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| Tips and tricks: Command line weather, ionice, rename files, video preview snapshot, calednar, ls colour settings |
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| 2014-12-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Deepin 2014.2 |
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Deepin 2014.2, the second update of the Ubuntu-based community distribution with a custom, HTML 5-based desktop environment, has been released. The "live mode" functionality has been removed in this version, so it is no longer possible to test the distribution before committing to a hard disk installation. Other features of the release include: "Enabled brand-new Deepin themes, making the system interface more beautiful; newly added the feature of drag and drop re-ordering to the residing icons in Dock; newly added four kinds of re-ordering modes in the Launcher (by name, by category, by installation time and by frequency of use); newly added the functions of Icon, Cursor and Fonts setting in the Personalization Setting module; improved multi-screen display function; strengthened the network function and added the function of state memory; simplified the operation of choosing time zone in Control Center and newly added the function of daylight saving time...." Here is the full release announcement with screenshots. Download: deepin_2014.2_amd64.iso (1,888MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| deepin (formerly, Deepin, Linux Deepin, Hiweed GNU/Linux) is a Debian-based distribution (it was Ubuntu-based until version 15 released in late 2015) that aims to provide an elegant, user-friendly and reliable operating system. It does not only include the best the open source world has to offer, but it has also created its own desktop environment called DDE or Deepin Desktop Environment which is based on the Qt 5 toolkit. Deepin focuses much of its attention on intuitive design. Its home-grown applications, like Deepin Software Centre, DMusic and DPlayer are tailored to the average user. Being easy to install and use, deepin can be a good Windows alternative for office and home use.
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| 2023-09-19 |
Development Release: deepin 23 Beta 2 |
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The second beta snapshot of the upcoming deepin 23, a desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), is now ready for testing: "deepin 23 beta 2 officially released. The existing problems of the previous versions were fixed, further optimized the functional experience, including the new kernel power endurance which was increased by 30%, the use of white-box solution to optimize the secret key ring pop-up window, officially integrated release mirrors. This makes deepin a more modern and efficient operating system and is better able to meet the needs and expectations of users. New features and improvements: Control Center, Network - provides default file name when exporting VPN configuration; redefined default avatar for new installations; integrated deepin ID module into Control Center; adjusted 'Account' to 'User' in managing system users in Control Center; optimized the style of mouse scroll speed display; supports password plain text display during login and unlock; optimized system scrollbar display logic, improving user perception of scrollable windows...." The release announcement, available in Chinese and in English, provides a detailed list of changes, improvements and bug fixes. Download (mirrors): deepin-desktop-community-23-Beta-amd64.iso (4,293MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2023-05-17 |
Development Release: deepin 23 Beta |
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The developers of deepin, a desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), have announced the availability of the beta release of deepin 23: "deepin 23 beta is one of the phased versions of version 23. It is an upgrade from the 23 alpha version, but it is not recommended for use in your production environment. As a system that focuses on user experience, deepin 23 beta introduces many new features, including DDE changes, terminal, cross-version upgrades and application compatibility improvements. These new features make deepin 23 beta a more modern and efficient operating system that can meet the users' needs and expectations. Based on the needs and opinions of community users of version 23 about other released versions, this beta release has added many new features in terms of functional experience, and has optimized the system and fixed a large number of known issues, further improving the user experience and creating the 'deepin you want'." Continue to the release announcement, available in Chinese and in English, for a detailed list of changes, improvements and bug fixes. Download (mirrors): deepin-desktop-community-23-Beta-amd64.iso (4,188MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2023-04-18 |
Distribution Release: deepin 20.9 |
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The deepin distribution has been updated to version 20.9. This is largely a bug-fix release from the project that develops a desktop Linux distribution based on the latest stable Debian and featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE): "The core goal of deepin 20.9 is to provide users with a stable system. This version does not integrate new system functions, it mainly focuses on fixing and optimizing stability issues present in the 20.8 version, in order to ensure system stability. Additions and optimizations: upgraded Qt to version 5.15.8; optimization of the height of the window tube title bar from 40 pixels to 24 pixels; updated system log viewer application; updated system photo album application; updated system drawing board application; updated system software package management application; supported devices with a boot partition and undamaged terminals to automatically repair the root file system in case of damage during the boot process; updated log collection tool; updated software package installer; updated terminal application; optimized the high-performance mode/balance mode strategy." Read the detailed release announcement, in Chinese or in English, for more details. Download (mirrors): deepin-desktop-community-20.9-amd64.iso (3,606MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2023-02-08 |
Development Release: deepin 23 Alpha 2 |
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The second alpha build of deepin 23, an upcoming major update of the project's desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), is now ready for download and testing: "The deepin community officially releases deepin OS 23 alpha 2. It is one of the phase releases of version 23. It is a continuation of the alpha version and an attempt to let all deepiners try it out first. On the design level, the simple, friendly and vital design of line cloud continues to be upgraded. It supports advanced customization of system themes to create the deepin you want. On the functional level, it fully respects the needs and opinions of the community users, optimizes the formatting prompt text and operation logic when mounting the home partition, and integrates the new Linglong application store to create the deepin you want. Feature updates and optimizations: redesigned Control Center with 'flow design; added the Widgets module; redesigned the Dock's sound, battery and Bluetooth plugins using 'flow design'...." Here is the detailed release announcement (with screenshots) in Chinese and English. Download (mirrors): deepin-desktop-community-23-Alpha2-amd64.iso (4,152MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2022-12-08 |
Distribution Release: deepin 20.8 |
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The deepin project has published a new update to the distribution's 20.x series. The new version, 20.8 introduces a number of key package updates and includes a new application called Deepin Home. "In deepin 20.8, a new application, Deepin Home, is added; it breaks the 'information barrier' between the deepin team and the users, and will work on product quality, software and hardware ecology to better serve deepin users. What is more, we have upgraded Qt to version 5.15.6, updated the DTK development library, fixed the underlying vulnerabilities, and further improved system compatibility and security. Besides that, we have developed and integrated a great number of practical functions based on the community users' feedback. The new self-developed information-aggregation application, Deepin Home, in version 1.0.0, has gathered important information platforms, such as GitHub, Wiki, forum and social media, which supports deepin ID login and sending messages. Here you can receive community news in real time, interact and communicate with others, participate in questionnaires, etc. In the future, we will establish a perfect tracking system for requirements and bugs, and special feedback channels for software and hardware to make it better for community users." The release announcement offers further details. Download: deepin-desktop-community-20.8-amd64.iso (3,596MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2022-11-10 |
Development Release: deepin 23 Alpha |
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Version 23 of deepin, a desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), has reached alpha status: "deepin 23 alpha is officially released by the first-root community of desktop operating system in China - the deepin community. deepin 23 alpha is the second version of deepin 23. Based on the new 'flow design' concept, deepin 23 presents fashion user interfaces and considerate interactive experiences. In terms of functions, it actively responds to the feedback from deepin users, develops and integrates many practical functions to meet user requirements in different scenarios. What is more, it fixes a large number of usage issues, preinstalls some Linglong applications, and comprehensively improves system compatibility and smoothness. In the new version, the Music app has: improved appearance - updated user interface and animation effects, and optimized interface layout; enhanced operations - more buttons are provided in the playlist making operations quicker and easier; freely-ordered playlist - you can drag songs up and down to play them in the order you like...." Read the detailed release announcement (with screenshots) in Chinese or in English. Download (mirrors): deepin-desktop-community-23-Alpha-amd64.iso (3,727MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2022-08-16 |
Development Release: deepin 23 Preview |
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The developers of deepin, a desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), have announced the availability of the initial development snapshot of deepin 23. This is a major upgrade that turns the project into an independently-developed distribution with a brand-new package format and various important improvements: "deepin 23 preview is a staged version of deepin 23, which includes three main features - brand-new repositories, atomic updates and a self-developed package format. Please note that it cannot be upgraded from deepin 20 directly at present. Linglong is a new package format developed by deepin, aiming at solving various compatibility problems caused by complex dependencies of traditional package formats under Linux, and reducing the security risks caused by decentralized control of permissions. It is available to any Linux distribution, supports incremental updates of applications, managing, distributing and sandboxing apps, which not only improves ease of use, but also greatly protects user privacy." Here is the complete release announcement in Chinese and in English. Download: deepin-desktop-community-23-preview-amd64.iso (3,418MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2022-06-03 |
Distribution Release: deepin 20.6 |
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deepin is a desktop distribution based on Debian and featuring the custom Deepin Desktop Environment. The project's latest release, deepin 20.6, features a number of updates to its software centre, disk partitioning, and search features. An English translation of the Chinese release announcement reads: "In deepin 20.6, we have developed and integrated a great number of practical features from the functional level based on the community users' feedback, synchronized with the upstream kernel version, fixed underlying vulnerabilities, upgraded the stable kernel to V5.15.34 and further improved system compatibility and security. Welcome to try it! App Store supports filtering and classifying the search results with Linux native applications, Windows applications, and Android applications distinguished directly so that you can quickly find your desired application and save time in searching and retrieving. The newly added settings and management in clearing the browser data automatically and the default encrypted cookies feature enhance your browser data security greatly. The new logical volume management feature effectively improves the scalability of the system and the convenience of disk management. You may allocate the root partition size manually as needed during full-disk installation." Download: deepin-desktop-community-20.6-amd64.iso (3,301MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2022-04-01 |
Distribution Release: deepin 20.5 |
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deepin is a Deban-based desktop distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE). The project's latest release introduces support requests to the software centre and provides facial recognition as an option for signing into accounts. "In deepin 20.5, a great number of practical features collected from user feedback are developed and released. The stable kernel is upgraded to version 5.15.24, underlying vulnerabilities are fixed, and system compatibility and security are enhanced further. Face recognition, one of the biometric authentication methods, is supported on adapted devices. After enrolling your face in Control Center, next time on the lock screen and the login interface, you can log in to deepin with your face ID. By clicking 'Pin Screenshots' before taking a screenshot, the captured screenshot will be sticky on top of windows, and its position can be moved. While 'pinning' this picture to the desktop, you can use other apps at the same time to improve work efficiency." Additional information and screenshots can be found in the release announcement. Download: deepin-desktop-community-20.5-amd64.iso (3,317MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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