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Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 UTC


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.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 61 (209), 6 months: 93 (170), 3 months: 76 (197), 4 weeks: 131 (147), 1 week: 100 (161)

Average visitor rating: 8.1/10 from 150 review(s).


deepin Summary
Distribution deepin (formerly Deepin, before Linux Deepin, Hiweed GNU/Linux)
Home Page https://deepin.org/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2026-01-20: Distribution Release: deepin 25.0.10
 • 2025-06-26: Distribution Release: deepin 25
 • 2025-06-11: Development Release: deepin 25 Beta
 • 2025-04-16: Distribution Release: deepin 23.1
 • 2025-03-24: Development Release: deepin 25 Alpha
 • 2025-01-17: Development Release: deepin 25 Preview
 • 2024-08-15: Distribution Release: deepin 23
 • 2024-06-13: Development Release: deepin 23 RC2
 • 2024-05-15: Development Release: deepin 23 RC
 • 2024-02-02: Development Release: deepin 23 Beta 3
 • 2023-09-19: Development Release: deepin 23 Beta 2
 • 2023-05-17: Development Release: deepin 23 Beta
 • More deepin releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2022-08-16 deepin becomes independent
 • 2017-03-28 Running deepin apps on Ubuntu
 • More deepin headlines...

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Feature 25.0.10 23.1 20.9 15.11 15.3 2014.3 2013 12.12 12.06 11.12.1 11.06.1 10.12.1 10.06 9.12 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.55 0.3 Feature
Release Date 2026-01-19 2025-04-16 2023-04-17 2019-07-19 2016-09-13 2015-04-28 2013-11-28 2013-06-19 2012-07-17 2012-03-03 2011-08-10 2011-03-28 2010-07-20 2009-12-30 2008-11-17 2006-09-25 2005-02-24 2004-09-25 2004-07-22 Release Date
End Of Life                                       End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 6100-6200 5200-5300 3300-3400 2300-2400 2200-2300                             Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop Deepin Deepin Deepin Deepin Deepin Deepin Deepin Deepin GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME Xfce Xfce LXDE Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Default Desktop
Default Browser                                       Default Browser
Package Format     deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb deb Package Format
Package Management                                       Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice WPS Office WPS Office LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice Yozo OO.o OO.o -- OO.o -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture aarch64, loongarch, x86_64 aarch64, loongarch, x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Upstart Upstart Upstart Upstart systemd Upstart Upstart Upstart Upstart SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS JFS, ReiserFS, XFS JFS, ReiserFS, XFS JFS, ReiserFS, XFS JFS, ReiserFS, XFS JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
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Full Package List 25.0.10 23.1 20.9 15.11 15.3 2014.3 2013 12.12 12.06 11.12.1 11.06.1 10.12.1 10.06 9.12           Full Package List
Package 25.0.10 23.1 20.9 15.11 15.3 2014.3 2013 12.12 12.06 11.12.1 11.06.1 10.12.1 10.06 9.12 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.55 0.3 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.12 1.2.12 1.2.4 1.1.3 1.1.0 1.0.27.2 1.0.25 1.0.25 1.0.25 1.0.24.1 1.0.24.1 1.0.23 1.0.22 1.0.20 1.0.17a 1.0.10 1.0.8 -- -- alsa-lib (1.2.15.3)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0 18.1.99 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.780 8.723 8.660 8.543 -- -- -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.7 -- 2.6.1 -- 2.5 2.3.1 -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (4.1.7)
apt (3.1.16) 2.8.0 2.8.0 1.8.2.8 1.4.8 1.2.1.2 1.0.1 0.9.7.7 0.9.7.7 0.8.16 0.8.16 0.8.13.2 0.8.3 0.7.25.3 0.7.23.1 0.7.14 0.6.43.3 0.5.28.1 0.5.27 0.5.25 apt (3.1.16)
bash (5.3) 5.2.21 5.2.21 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.2 3.1 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.21) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.21)
chromium (146.0.7680.177) -- -- -- 73.0.3683.86 52.0.2743.116 42.0.2311.90 31.0.1650.57 27.0.1453.110 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (146.0.7680.177)
cinnamon (6.6.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.7)
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.3.0 2.2.1 2.1.3 1.7.2 1.6.2 1.6.2 1.5.3 1.5.0 1.4.6 1.4.4 -- -- -- 1.2.2 -- -- -- cups (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.43WIP 1.42.9 1.42.5 1.42.5 1.42 1.41.14 1.41.14 1.41.12 1.41.11 1.41.9 1.41.3 1.38 1.35 1.35 1.35 e2fsprogs (1.47.4)
ffmpeg (8.1) 6.1.1 6.1.1 4.4.2 3.2.12 -- -- 0.8.9 0.8.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ffmpeg (8.1)
firefox (149.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.0.1 21.0 13.0.1 10.0.2 5.0 3.6.16 3.6.6 3.5.6 3.0.3 1.5.0.5 1.0 0.9.3 0.9.1 firefox (149.0)
flatpak (1.16.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.16.3)
freetype (2.14.3) 2.13.2 2.13.2 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.6.5 2.5.2 2.4.11 2.4.11 2.4.8 2.4.4 2.4.4 2.4.2 2.3.11 2.3.9 2.3.7 2.1.10 2.1.7 2.1.7 2.1.7 freetype (2.14.3)
gcc (15.2.0) 13.2.0 13.2.0 8.3.0 6.3.0 5.3.1 4.8.2 4.7.3 4.7.3 4.6.3 4.6.1 4.5.2 4.4.4 4.4.3 4.4.1 4.3.1 4.0.3 3.3.5 3.3.4 3.3.4 gcc (15.2.0)
gimp (3.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.6.1 2.2.11 2.2.3 2.0.4 2.0.3 gimp (3.2.2)
git (2.53.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- git (2.53.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.38 2.38 2.28 2.24 2.22 2.19 2.17 2.17 2.15 2.13 2.13 2.12.1 2.11.1 2.10.1 2.8 2.3.6 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.2 glibc (2.43)
gnome-shell (50.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.4.1 3.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (50.0)
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.12 2.04 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.00 2.00 1.99 1.99 1.99rc1 1.98 1.98 1.97beta4 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.95 0.95 grub (2.14)
gtk (4.22.2) 4.16.7 4.16.7 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.20.6 3.10.8 3.8.2 3.8.2 3.4.2 3.2.0 2.24.4 2.22.0 2.20.1 2.18.3 2.14.4 2.8.20 2.4.14 2.4.9 2.4.3 gtk (4.22.2)
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.3)
kmod (34.2) 30 30 26 23 22 15 9 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (34.2)
krita (6.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (6.0.1)
LibreOffice (26.2.2) 24.2.0 24.2.0 7.0.4 -- -- 4.2.7 4.0.2 4.0.2 3.5.3 3.4.4 3.3.3 -- 3.2.0 3.1.1 -- 2.0.3 -- -- -- LibreOffice (26.2.2)
Package 25.0.10 23.1 20.9 15.11 15.3 2014.3 2013 12.12 12.06 11.12.1 11.06.1 10.12.1 10.06 9.12 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.55 0.3 Package
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linux (6.19.10) 6.12.65 6.12.20 5.18.17 4.15 4.4.6 3.13 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.6.38 2.6.35 2.6.32 2.6.31 2.6.27 2.6.15 2.6.8 2.6.8 2.4.26 linux (6.19.10)
mariadb (12.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.2.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.0.3) 24.3.0 24.3.0 21.3.8 18.1.9 11.2.2 10.1.3 9.1.4 9.1.1 8.0.2 7.11 7.10.2 7.9git 7.7.1 7.6.0 7.2 6.5.1cvs 4.3.0 4.3.0 4.3.0 mesa (26.0.3)
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.6.0)
nautilus (50.0) -- -- -- -- -- 3.10.9999 3.8.1 3.8.1 3.4.2 3.2.1 2.32.2.2 2.32.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (50.0)
NVIDIA (595.58.03) 580.119.02 570.124.04 470.86 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 260.19.06 195.36.24 185.18.36 177.80 -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (595.58.03)
openjdk (26) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (26)
openssh (10.2p1) 9.9p2 9.9p2 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.2p2 6.6p1 6.1p1 6.1p1 5.9p1 5.8p1 5.8p1 5.5p1 5.3p1 5.1p1 5.1p1 4.2p1 3.8.1p1 3.8.1p1 3.8.1p1 openssh (10.2p1)
openssl (3.6.1) 3.2.4 3.2.4 1.1.1d 1.1.0j 1.0.2h 1.0.1f 1.0.1c 1.0.1c 1.0.1 1.0.0e 0.9.8o 0.9.8o 0.9.8k 0.9.8g 0.9.8g 0.9.8a 0.9.7e 0.9.7d 0.9.7d openssl (3.6.1)
perl (5.42.2) 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.22.1 5.18.2 5.14.2 5.14.2 5.14.2 5.12.4 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.8.7 5.8.4 5.8.4 5.8.4 perl (5.42.2)
php (8.5.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.4)
plasma-desktop (6.6.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.6.3)
postfix (3.11.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.11.1)
postgresql (18.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.3)
Python (3.14.3) 3.12.11 3.12.4 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.11 2.7.5 2.7.4 2.7.4 2.7.3 2.7.2 2.7.1 2.6.6 2.6.5 2.6.4 2.5.2 2.4.2 2.3.4 2.3.4 2.3.4 Python (3.14.3)
qt (6.11.0) 6.8.0 6.8.0 5.15.8 5.7.1 5.5.1 4.8.5 4.8.4 4.8.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.4.3 -- -- -- -- qt (6.11.0)
samba (4.24.0) 4.19.5 4.19.5 4.9.5 4.5.12 4.4.3 4.1.6 3.6.9 3.6.9 3.6.3 3.5.11 3.5.8 3.5.4 3.4.7 3.4.0 -- 3.0.22 -- -- -- samba (4.24.0)
systemd (260.1) 255.2 255.2 250.2 232 229 204 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (260.1)
thunderbird (149.0.1) -- -- -- 60.3.0 38.3.0 31.6.0 24.1.1 17.0.6 13.0.1 10.0.2 3.1.11 -- -- -- -- 1.5.0.5 -- -- -- thunderbird (149.0.1)
vim (9.2) 9.1 9.1 8.1 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 vim (9.2)
vlc (3.0.23) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.25.0) 1.23.1 1.23.0 1.18.0 1.16.0 1.10.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.25.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.6.1 4.6.1 4.4.2 4.3.90.1 4.2.0 4.0.6 4.0.5 xfdesktop (4.20.2)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.10 21.1.10 1.20.11 1.19.6 1.17.3 1.15.1 1.13.3 1.13.3 1.11.4 1.10.4 1.10.1 1.9.0 1.7.6 1.6.4 1.5.2 1.0.2 -- -- -- xorg-server (21.1.21)

Reader Ratings
Reader supplied reviews for deepin

Average rating
8.1
from 150 review(s)



Version: 25.0.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-03-11
Country: Indonesia
Votes: 6


Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan
Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan
Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan
Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan
Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan
Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan
Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan
Lumayan OK dan mantap saya menjadikan nya desktop utama untuk kerja harian dan pengunaan ringan


Version: 25.0.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-03-04
Country: United States
Votes: 8


It seems most popular distros come with GNOME, KDE Plasma, or some other common desktop installed as the default. So, for the non-techie end-user, there's often not a huge difference in appearance moving from one distro to another. So, my experiment with Deepin was fun.

While the distro is built on Debian, this is far from being a slightly tweaked Debian fork. The Deepin DE (DDE) is what sells this distro. It's very well polished and looks great. The layout will be quickly familar to anyone switching to Linux from Windows 11. Settings are quickly accessible and the desktop itself can be easily tweaked. The Night Light setting ranges from a slight orange tint to deep red, depending on how you want it. There are so many things to praise about the desktop environment! It alone makes me want to rate this distro as a 10/10.

However, I have some concerns and critiques:

1. It's the only Linux distro I've used that comes with an EULA, and some of the terms of it aren't great. Here's a quote: "[W]e may collect and use your personal information without seeking your consent: 6.1. Where it is necessary for performance of our statutory duties or legal obligations; 6.2. When it involves national security, national defense security and other national interests directly and when it involves public security, public health, public right to know and other major public interests;" It's not terribly different from something you'd see in a MS Windows EULA, but part of the reason people come to the Linux ecosystem is to get away from things like this.

2. The default Chromium based browser comes with a plugin that is unknown to me. It's pre-installed and it can read all website data. Removing it seemed to have no consequence in my browsing.

3. When trying to install web extensions in the default browser, it takes me to the Deepin software store rather than Google. But I don't know what these Deepin extensions are or if I can trust them.

4. The UOS AI app has text line break issues. English words end randomly when they reach of a line and then pick back up on the next line. That works fine in Chinese and Japanese Kanji, but not so well with English letters. Also, the UOS AI app is obviously an AI app. That may be problematic for some users who don't want a system that has any AI features built into it. However, as far as I can tell, there's no AI model loaded by default. You have to download one and configure it manually.

5. Lastly, the live session requires a password, but I couldn't figure it out. So, I wasn't able to make very many changes to the OS to further my experiment.

Overall, if it weren't for the EULA with alarming privacy risks, I think Deepin would be one of the best options out there for those switching over to Linux from Windows. While it has a few quirks, DDE is one of the best and smoothest desktops I've ever used (even when comparing it to Windows and macOS). I would use it as my default DE on Ubuntu if a stable edition existed.


Version: 25.0.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-02-24
Country: France
Votes: 7


Deepin Linux has genuinely surprised me in the best way possible. After using it as my daily driver for a few weeks now—in particular the latest 25.0.10 point release—I have to say it's become one of my favorite distributions out there.
Right from the first boot, the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) feels incredibly welcoming and polished. The animations are buttery smooth, the icons and themes have a consistent, modern elegance, and everything just flows nicely. It reminds me a bit of macOS in refinement but with its own personality—clean, intuitive, and honestly prettier than most setups I've tried on other distros without hours of tweaking. The Control Center is well-organized with a sidebar that makes finding settings quick and painless.
What really stands out in this 2026 version is how thoughtful the updates feel. The new "Solid" partially immutable system keeps core parts protected, which gives real peace of mind—updates are reliable, and rollbacks are straightforward if something goes wrong. The installer has improved a lot too: it now offers smarter options to keep your data and reuse existing accounts during reinstalls, making switches or fresh starts much less stressful.
Then there's the UOS AI integration, which I was skeptical about at first but ended up loving. Having local AI models for things like smart screenshots with better text recognition, quick summarization or translation of selected text, voice-to-text that works system-wide, and even natural language commands is surprisingly useful in daily work. Everything runs locally by default, so privacy stays intact, and the speed is excellent—no waiting around.
Performance is solid on my hardware (with kernel 6.12), hardware detection works well out of the box, and the App Store plus Linyaps packaging make installing software feel effortless and safe. Small touches like improved file manager gestures, drag-and-drop scrolling, pinned tabs, and gesture support on laptops add up to make the experience feel cohesive and mature.
Sure, it's not perfect—there are occasional minor quirks—but overall, Deepin 25 delivers a beautiful, productive, and surprisingly mature Linux experience. If you're tired of spending time customizing and just want something that looks premium and works well from day one, I highly recommend giving it a try. For me, it's been a refreshing change and one I'm sticking with.



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