Deepin

Also known as Deepin GNU/Linux, Deepin Linux

deepin (; formerly known as Linux Deepin and Hiweed Linux) is a Linux distribution, formerly based on Ubuntu and Debian, that features the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), a desktop environment 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 (), is based in Wuhan, China.

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OS.name: Deepin
OS.logo: 60px
OS.screenshot: Deepin 23.webp
OS.caption: Deepin 23 desktop, with the Qt-based Deepin Desktop Environment
OS.developer: Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.
OS.family: Linux (Unix-like)
OS.working_state: Current
OS.source_model: Open-source
OS.latest release version: 25.0.1
OS.latest release date: 19 January 2026
OS.marketing target: Personal computing
OS.language: Multi-lingual (more than 30)
OS.updatemodel: Deepin Software Center
OS.package_manager: APT, dpkg
OS.supported_platforms: x86-64, RISCV64, ARM64, LoongArch64
OS.kernel_type: Monolithic (Linux Kernel)
OS.ui: Deepin Desktop Environment (Qt-based)
OS.license: Free software licenses(mainly GPL)

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Instance of: Linux distribution
Based on: Q7715973
Official website: www.deepin.org
Image: VirtualBox Linux Deepin 20.1 LARGE 17 03 2021 11 00 50.png

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language of work or name: English language
package management system: dpkg
Commons category: Deepin
software version identifier: 23.1
social media followers: 18280
translation contribution URL: explore.transifex.com/linuxdeepin
publication date: 2016-09-13
copyright license: GNU General Public License
Commons gallery: Deepin
user manual URL: docs.deepin.org
inception: 2004-02-28

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