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.

Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

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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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

History
Overview
Market share
Deepin Desktop Environment
Deepin applications
Deepin Installer
Reception
CNZZ incident
Performance
Concerns about connections to Chinese government
OpenSUSE removal of Deepin Desktop Environment
See also
References

== 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.

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