Deepin

{{Infobox OS

| name = Deepin

| logo = 60px

| screenshot = VirtualBox Linux Deepin 20.1 LARGE 17 03 2021 11 00 50.png

| caption = Deepin 20.1 desktop, with the Qt-based Deepin Desktop Environment

| developer = Deepin Technology Co., Ltd.

| family = Linux (Unix-like)

| working_state = Current

| source_model = Open-source

| released = {{Start date and age|2004|02|28|df=yes}}

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| marketing target = Personal computing

| language = Multi-lingual (more than 30){{cite web |url=https://wiki.deepin.org/wiki/Deepin_Transplantation |title=Deepin Transplantation |website=Wiki |publisher=Wuhan Deepin Technology Co., Ltd. |access-date=2021-05-16 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123171606/https://wiki.deepin.org/wiki/Deepin_Transplantation |url-status=dead }}

| updatemodel = Deepin Software Center

| package_manager = APT, dpkg{{cite web|url=https://www.csdn.net/article/2013-12-27/2817885-linuxdeepin-team-interview|title=【开源专访】Linux Deepin：做更好用的Linux桌面系统-CSDN.NET|website=www.csdn.net|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729052532/https://www.csdn.net/article/2013-12-27/2817885-linuxdeepin-team-interview|url-status=dead}}

| supported_platforms = x86-64, RISCV64,{{Cite web|url=https://www.deepin.org/en/deepin-adapted-licheepi4a/|title=New developments in RISC-V! deepin Successfully Adapts LicheePi 4A – Deepin Technology Community}} ARM64,{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@deepinlinux/deepin-successfully-adapts-to-apple-m1-our-journey-of-adaptation-part-1-a5b8a61adba2|title=deepin Successfully Adapts to Apple M1, Our Journey of Adaptation! (Part 1)|date=5 July 2023}} LoongArch64{{Cite tweet |number=1735137051094438048 |user=linux_deepin |title=deepin supports arm64 x86_64 riscv64 ,（planing to support loongarch64） |date=December 13, 2023}}

| kernel_type = Monolithic (Linux Kernel)

| ui = Deepin Desktop Environment (Qt-based)

| license = Free software licenses
(mainly GPL)

| website = {{URL|https://www.deepin.org/index/en}}

| native name =

| native_name = {{lang-zh|s=深度操作系统|p=Shēndù Cāozuò-xìtǒng|labels=no}}

}}

Deepin ({{Lang-zh|s=深度操作系统|p=Shēndù Cāozuò-xìtǒng}}; stylized as deepin; formerly known as Linux Deepin and Hiweed Linux{{cite web |last=Wallen |first=Jack |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-deepin-is-a-fringe-linux-distribution-that-could-steal-your-heart/ |title=Linux Deepin is a fringe Linux distribution that could steal your heart |quote=And then there's Linux Deepin (formerly Hiweed Linux). |work=TechRepublic |date=2014-02-14 |access-date=2021-05-16}}) 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 ({{Lang|zh|统信软件}}), is based in Wuhan, China.{{cite web|last=Ye|first=Josh|date=2020-09-02|title=Meet the Chinese operating system that's trying to shift the country off Windows|url=https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3075656/meet-chinese-operating-system-thats-trying-shift-country-windows|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902010144/https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3075656/meet-chinese-operating-system-thats-trying-shift-country-windows|archive-date=2020-09-02|access-date=2020-11-14|website=South China Morning Post}}{{cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=Union Tech acquires Deepin, a well-known Linux-based OS maker in China|url=https://cntechpost.com/2019/12/31/union-tech-acquires-deepin-a-well-known-linux-based-os-maker-in-china/|access-date=2020-11-14|website=cnTechPost|language=en-US|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127164432/https://cntechpost.com/2019/12/31/union-tech-acquires-deepin-a-well-known-linux-based-os-maker-in-china/|url-status=dead}}

History

The distribution began in 2004 as Hiweed Linux. In 2011, the development team behind Deepin established a company named Deepin Technology to support commercial development of the operating system. The company received business investments the same year it was founded.{{cite web |url=https://www.deepin.org/en/aboutus/ |title=About us – Deepin Technology Community |language=en |access-date=2019-05-10}}

Deepin Technology joined the Linux Foundation in 2015.{{Cite press release|title=Alibaba, DCHQ, MediaTek, PayPal and Deepin Technology Join Linux Foundation – The Linux Foundation|publisher=The Linux Foundation|date=August 13, 2015|access-date=2017-09-19|url=https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/alibaba-dchq-mediatek-paypal-and-deepin-technology-join-linux-foundation/}}{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 2019, Huawei started to ship Linux laptops pre-installed with Deepin.{{cite web |last=Dubey |first=Yetnesh |date=2019-09-13 |title=Huawei Linux Laptops Running Deepin Linux Now Available |url=https://fossbytes.com/huawei-linux-laptops-running-deepin-distro/ |access-date=2021-05-16 |website=Fossbytes}}

The South China Morning Post reported that Chinese microprocessor company Loongson created a partnership in 2020 with UnionTech and Sunway to develop and promote the Deepin operating system in order to reduce Chinese dependency on Microsoft Windows.{{cite news |last1=Yiu |first1=Enoch |date=29 June 2021 |title=Loongson files US$542 million IPO in Shanghai to fund chip growth |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3139124/loongson-files-us542-million-ipo-star-market-chinas-home |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Ye |first1=Josh |date=18 March 2020 |title=Meet the Chinese operating system that's trying to shift the country off Windows |url=https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3075656/meet-chinese-operating-system-thats-trying-shift-country-windows |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |language=en}}

Deepin introduced a new package manager called "linglong" in 2022.{{cite web |last=Borisov |first=bobby |date=2022-08-20 |title=Deepin 23 Introducing New Package Format |url=https://linuxiac.com/deepin-23-preview/|access-date=2023-02-24 |website=lunuxiac}}

In 2024, Deepin integrated AI into its (new) IDE, photo editing, search (now called "Grand Search"), and two new chatbot assistants: one for general knowledge and one for knowledge on Deepin.{{Citation |last=Rudra |first=Sourav |title=Deepin Linux is Adding an Integrated AI Assistant |date=2024-06-27 |url=https://news.itsfoss.com/deepin-ai-features/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |language=en}}

In June 2024,{{Cite web |title=Friday June 21st, 2024 – Deepin Technology Community |url=https://www.deepin.org/en/2024/06/21/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |language=en-US}} Deepin announced it was joining the "Prosperity 2036" initiative, whose goal was to establish an open-standard system and open-source software stack based on RISC-V, enabling RISC-V hardware and software "to be recognized as a mainstream instruction set architecture" by 2036.{{Cite web |title=deepin Joins the RISC-V Prosperity 2036 ! – Deepin Technology Community |url=https://www.deepin.org/en/deepin-joins-the-risc-v-prosperity-2036/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |language=en-US}}

Starting with the release of Version 23 in August 2024, Deepin began to provide improved hardware support for processor architectures other than x86: install media and packages for ARM64 and RISC-V processors were added to the existing support for x86 and LoongArch.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Deepin 23 launches with atomic updates and support for more CPU architectures |url=https://www.notebookcheck.net/Deepin-23-launches-with-atomic-updates-and-support-for-more-CPU-architectures.876134.0.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Notebookcheck}}{{Cite web |title=New Release – Deepin Technology Community |url=https://www.deepin.org/en/download/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |language=en-US}}

Overview

Deepin includes a mix of open-source and proprietary programs such as Google Chrome, Spotify and Steam. It also includes a software suite of applications developed by Deepin Technology, as well as WPS Office,{{cite web|url=https://www.tecmint.com/deepin-os-15-installation-guide/|title=Deepin 15: A Beautifully Crafted Linux Distribution for Everyone|last=Afolabi|first=Jesse|website=tecmint|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}} 360 Security Guard,{{cite web|title=360 Security Guard(Indigenous System Edition) – Deepin Technology Community|url=https://www.deepin.org/en/2020/06/05/deepin-apply-updates%ef%bc%882020-06-05%ef%bc%89/|access-date=2021-12-07|language=en-US|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207215313/https://www.deepin.org/en/2020/06/05/deepin-apply-updates%EF%BC%882020-06-05%EF%BC%89/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/news/deepin-linux-polished-distro-thats-easy-install-and-use|title=Deepin Linux: A Polished Distro That's Easy to Install and Use|last=Bhartiya|first=Swapnil|date=12 January 2015|website=Linux.com|access-date=2017-09-19}} and many others.

The development of Deepin is led by China-based Deepin Technology Co., Ltd ({{Lang-zh|s=武漢深之度科技有限公司|p=Wǔhàn Shēn-zhī-dù Kējì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī|links=no}}). The company generates revenue through the sale of technical support and other services related to it. As of 1 January 2020, Deepin Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of UnionTech ({{Lang-zh|s=统信软件|p=Tǒngxìn Ruǎnjiàn|labels=no}}). The release cycle has followed various schedules but currently aims at four releases per year.{{cite web|title = Interview with Deepin project leader Wang Yong {{!}} MUZI|url = http://muzi.info/2014/1371/interview-with-deepin-project-leader-wang-yong.html|website = muzi.info|access-date = 14 May 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081632/http://muzi.info/2014/1371/interview-with-deepin-project-leader-wang-yong.html|archive-date = 18 May 2015|url-status = dead}} Releases are delayed if the work of development and testing has not been completed.

The distribution is widely praised for its aesthetics in various reviews, while it has also been criticized for various perceived breaches in user privacy.{{cite web |url=https://www.deepin.org/en/2018/07/20/statement-on-canceling-cnzz-statistics-in-the-deepin-app-store/ |title=Statement on cancelling CNZZ statistics in Deepin Store – Deepin Technology Community |publisher=Deepin.org |date= |accessdate=2021-12-26 |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720143819/https://www.deepin.org/en/2018/07/20/statement-on-canceling-cnzz-statistics-in-the-deepin-app-store/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Germain|first=Jack M.|date=2019-05-31|title=Deepin Linux: Security Threat or Safe to Use?|url=https://linuxinsider.com/story/deepin-linux-security-threat-or-safe-to-use-86044.html|access-date=2020-11-14|website=LinuxInsider|language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Kourafalos|first=Odysseas|date=2020-11-05|title=Deepin Linux Review: Stylish Distro or Spyware?|url=https://www.maketecheasier.com/deepin-linux-review/|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Make Tech Easier|language=en-US}}

Deepin Desktop Environment

Deepin features its own desktop environment called Deepin DE or DDE for short. It is written in Qt.{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85719.html|title=Deepin Builds a Better Linux Desktop {{!}} Reviews {{!}} LinuxInsider|website=www.linuxinsider.com|date=5 December 2018 |access-date=2019-04-06}} The distribution also maintains their own Window Manager dde-kwin.{{cite web|url=https://fossbytes.com/deepin-15-10-beautiful-linux-distro-features-download/|title=deepin 15.10 Is A Beautiful Linux Distro That'll Make Windows Users Jealous|last=Verma|first=Adarsh|date=2019-04-29|website=Fossbytes|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}} The desktop environment was described as "the single most beautiful desktop on the market" by Jack Wallen writing for TechRepublic.{{cite web|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/deepin-linux-15-8-a-functional-and-elegant-desktop/|title=Deepin Linux 15.8: A functional and elegant desktop|date=January 10, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430121945/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/deepin-linux-15-8-a-functional-and-elegant-desktop/|archive-date=April 30, 2019|last=Wallen|first=Jack|access-date=August 16, 2024|publisher=TechRepublic }}{{cite web

| title = Deepin Desktop Environment – ArchWiki

| website = ArchWiki

| access-date = 2017-09-19

| url = https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Deepin_Desktop_Environment

}} The DDE is also available in the software repositories of Fedora 30.

Since 2019, DDE was also available on openSUSE Tumbleweed and Leap. However, on 7 May 2025, openSUSE announced the removal of DDE due to substantial packaging policy violations. In addition, there have been reports of recurring security issues, insufficient patching of vulnerabilities, inconsistent communication and limited upstream resources. As a result, maintaining a secure and reliable integration of DDE within openSUSE has become increasingly untenable according to maintainer team.{{Cite web |last=Borisov |first=Bobby |date=2025-05-08 |title=openSUSE Removes Deepin Desktop Over Security Policy Violations |url=https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-removes-deepin-desktop-over-security-policy-violations/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=linuxiac |language=en }}{{Cite web |last=Gerstner |first=Matthias |date=2025-05-07 |title=Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE due to Packaging Policy Violation |url=https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=SUSE Security Team Blog |language=en }}

UbuntuDDE and Manjaro Deepin are community-supported distributions, that feature the Deepin Desktop Environment and some deepin applications.{{cite web|title=Manjaro Community Editions|url=https://manjaro.org/community-editions/|website=Manjaro|access-date=30 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922100838/https://manjaro.org/community-editions/|archive-date=22 September 2017|url-status=dead}} It is also possible to install DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) on Arch Linux.{{cite web|title=Deepin Desktop Environment – ArchWiki|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Deepin_Desktop_Environment|access-date=2021-12-07|website=wiki.archlinux.org}}

Deepin applications

Deepin comes with a number of applications built via the DTK (Deepin Tool Kit), which is based on C++ and Qt.{{cite web|url=https://docs.deepin.io/dtk/index.html|title=Deepin Tool Kit: Deepin Tool Kit Widget|website=docs.deepin.io|access-date=2019-04-06}} The following is a list of Deepin Applications created by the Deepin development team:{{cite web|url=https://www.deepin.org/en/original/|title=Original Applications – Deepin Technology Community|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}}

Deepin Boot Maker
Deepin Installer
Deepin File Manager
Deepin System Monitor
Deepin Package Manager
Deepin Font Installer
Deepin Clone
Deepin Picker
Deepin Store
Deepin Screen Recorder
Deepin Voice Recorder
Deepin Screenshot
Deepin Terminal
Deepin Image Viewer
Deepin Movie
Deepin Cloud Print
Deepin OpenSymbol
Deepin Music
Deepin Calendar
Deepin Remote Assistant
Deepin Manual
Deepin Emacs
Deepin Presentation Assistant
Deepin Calculator
Graphics Driver Manager
Deepin Repair
Deepin Editor

= Deepin Installer=

Deepin comes with an installer named "Deepin Installer" that was created by Deepin Technology. The Installer was praised by Swapnil Bhartiya writing for linux.com as having "the simplest installation procedure" that was also "quite pleasant."{{cite web|url=https://www.deepin.org/en/original/deepin-installer/|title=Deepin Installer – Deepin Technology Community|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/news/deepin-linux-polished-distro-thats-easy-install-and-use|title=Deepin Linux: A Polished Distro That's Easy to Install and Use|date=2015-01-12|website=Linux.com {{!}} The source for Linux information|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}} Writing for Forbes, Jason Evangelho complained about the installer requiring the user to select their location from a world map, though concluded by saying, "Aside from my little time zone selection pet peeve, the installer is beautiful, brisk and very intuitive."{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/11/23/a-linux-noob-reviews-the-deepin-15-8-installer/|title=A Linux Noob Reviews: The Deepin 15.8 Installer|last=Evangelho|first=Jason|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}

Reception

The distribution is generally praised for its aesthetics by users and reviewers alike, such as linux.com,{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2018/9/deepin-linux-gorgeous-it-user-friendly|title = Deepin Linux: As Gorgeous as It is User-Friendly|date = 21 September 2018}} Fossbytes{{cite web|url=https://fossbytes.com/deepin-15-10-beautiful-linux-distro-features-download/|title = Deepin 15.10 is a Beautiful Linux Distro That'll Make Windows Users Jealous|date = 29 April 2019}} and TechRepublic.{{cite web|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/deepin-linux-15-8-a-functional-and-elegant-desktop/|title = Deepin Linux 15.8: A functional and elegant desktop| date=8 June 2023 }}

= CNZZ incident =

When Deepin was accused in 2018 of containing spyware through the use of statistics software within their App Store, the company made an official statement clarifying that it did not and would not collect private user information. According to Deepin, CNZZ is a website similar to Google Analytics that collects anonymous usage information such as the screen size, browser and other user agent information to "analyze how the Deepin store was being used, in order to improve it."{{cite web|url=https://bbs.deepin.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=155331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416010148/https://bbs.deepin.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=155331|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-04-16|title=Linux Deepin is NOT spyware|website=Deepin}}

On 20 July 2018, Deepin removed CNZZ statistics from the Deepin App Store website due to the backlash.{{cite web|url=https://www.deepin.org/en/statement-on-canceling-cnzz-statistics-in-the-deepin-app-store/|title=Statement on cancelling CNZZ statistics in Deepin Store – Deepin Technology Community|date=20 July 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}}

= Performance =

Deepin's reputation was that it had relatively high CPU and memory demands when it was still based on GTK and HTML technologies, even when the system was idle.{{cite web|url=https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/deepin-15-4.html|title=Deepin 15.4 review – All that glitters is not gold|website=www.dedoimedo.com|access-date=2019-05-10}} After switching to the Qt-based desktop environment, performance improved, as was noted by Linux.com in its September 2018 review of Deepin 15.7.{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2018/9/deepin-linux-gorgeous-it-user-friendly|title=Deepin Linux: As Gorgeous As It Is User-Friendly|date=2018-09-21|website=Linux.com {{!}} The source for Linux information|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}

= Concerns about connections to Chinese government =

Radware's head of threat research has commented on concerns about analytics collected by Deepin, and whether these are sent to the Chinese government: while the CNZZ analytics service has been removed, analytics are still collected, now by "Umeng+". According to cybersecurity lawyer Steven T. Snyder, due to the sheer size of Deepin's codebase, it is impossible to really scrutinize all the code comprising it to be sure the Chinese government doesn't have backdoors. The project does remain fully open source allowing anyone to review, modify or change the code to meet their standards.{{cite web|title=Wuhan deepin Technology Co., Ltd.|url=https://github.com/linuxdeepin|access-date=2021-12-07|website=GitHub|language=en}}

= OpenSUSE removal of Deepin Desktop Environment =

On May 7, 2025, the SUSE Security Team announced the removal of the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) from openSUSE Tumbleweed and the planned Leap 16.0 release. This was motivated by a documented history of persistent security vulnerabilities in various DDE components since 2017, difficulties in achieving satisfactory remediation with Deepin's upstream developers, and concerns over the upstream project's security culture.

The discovery of a packaging policy violation in the deepin-feature-enable package (introduced in April 2021) that using a "license agreement" bypassed the security reviews and installed unverified components triggered a comprehensive review of the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) that culminated in the removal of the Desktop Environment from the distribution.{{cite web|title=Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE due to Packaging Policy Violation|url=https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html|date=2025-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508143509/https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html|archive-date=2025-05-08|language=en|access-date=2025-05-07}}