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Which are the best Linux distributions for the Deepin Desktop Environment?

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Which are the best Linux distributions for the Deepin Desktop Environment	Price	Based On	Default Desktop Environment
77 Archman GNU Linux (Arch based linux distro)	-	Arch Linux	XFCE
-- Pear OS	Free	-	-
-- RebornOS	free	Arch	KDE, GNOME, Deepin, Budgie, Cinnamon, Apricity, OpenBox, i3, Xfce, Pantheon
-- Manjaro Deepin Community Edition	-	-	-
-- Fedora	Free	Independent	GNOME

Manjaro Deepin Community Edition

Top Pro

Rolling release

Top Con

Sometimes it is unstable

Rachel Hutzley's Experience

Removes the spying See More

Top Pro

Preinstalled

Top Con

No official support and/or downloads

They totally stopped development on Deepin. There is a 18.3 but it's not officially supported. See More

MethodicalAlala's Experience

Beautifully themed out of the box. Extra stability and tools of Manjaro. Awesome experience so far. See More

Top Pro

A large number of software choices

Manjaro repository + AUR. See More

Top Con

Community edition

Behind KDE and Xfce editions for updates. See More

IngeniousDhakan's Experience

They totally stopped development on deepin. There is a 18.3 but its not official supported... See More

Top Con

Dock does not work out of the box, only after updating it

They haven't updated the ISO in two months, so it is useless. See More

Top Con

A lot of programs from AUR do not work

Fedora

Top Con

There is no network configuration option

There is no network configuration option for deepin fedora 37. Which means that you can not setup you wifi and vpn networks. See More

Top Pro

Backed by one of the biggest Linux kernel contributors

Fedora is backed by RedHat, the 2nd biggest Linux kernel contributor in the world. Using a distribution made by RedHat means that it will be fine-tuned to work as efficiently as possible since it's made by the same people who work extensively on the kernel and know its ins and outs. See More

IndustriousCoyolxauhqui's Experience

https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-deepin-desktop-environment-on-fedora/ See More

Specs

Based On:Independent

Default Desktop Environment:GNOME

OS Family:GNU+Linux

Top Pro

Huge array of binary packages ready to install

Top Pro

Focuses on innovation

By using bleeding edge software, Fedora allows for innovation to take place by testing out things which other distros are not willing to try due to fears of having instability issues. See More

Top Pro

Integration with GNOME

It perhaps has the best integration with GNOME (GNOME software works out of the box). See More

Top Pro

Spins and Labs

Spins are images with a different WM/DE, and Labs are filled with a specific theme of packages. See More

Top Pro

Fast performance

Top Pro

Frequent updates to latest versions of software, so quick security and other bug fixes

Latest version software often means quick bug fixes, more useful features. It's useful to be able to use recent external hardware such as USB wifi dongles or printers. See More

Top Pro

Strong commitment to free software philosophy

Deepin

Top Pro

Enjoy the simplicity of Deepin's desktop

The desktop interface and apps feature an intuitive and elegant design. Moving around, sharing and searching etc. has become simply a joyful experience. See More

Top Con

Very slow installer

Because the servers are in China. See More

Rachel Hutzley's Experience

Spying has kept me off this See More

Specs

Based On:Debian

OS Family:GNU+Linux

Package Manager:Debian Package Manager

Top Pro

Very stable

Even though it is based on Debian unstable, it is still pretty stable and you will hardly ever get a dependency issue. See More

Top Con

Based in China

ConsideratePhlegethon's Experience

they have a eula ????? See More

Top Pro

Easy to use

It's very easy to use. You can easily uninstall a program by going to the menu then right-clicking on the preferred app and selecting "Uninstall" option. See More

Top Con

Pretty laggy

MightyKotharWaKhasis's Experience

It's developed in China. No way I would trust this. See More

Top Pro

Great design to the app store

The app store is gorgeous. See More

Top Con

System crashes, slows down the computers quad core and 12 gigs of ram frequently

Top Pro

Well-designed in every detail, developers have a professional aproach to the system

Deepin has a sane default set of apps including custom apps of their own design that gives the distro a very consistent look and feel. By working with the community on these tools as well as custom translations there is a great sense of polish when using it that is not often seen when using such a new desktop environment. See More

Top Con

Customization is a bit hidden

GUI is not straight forward for changing GTK+ or QT themes. See More

Top Pro

Can be made to look like Windows easily

By default, Deepin looks kinda like macOS but it can be made to look like Windows by right-clicking on the dock and changing the mode from "Fashion Mode" to "Efficient Mode". See More

Top Con

No support for newer AMD GPUs

Cannot install or boot on AMD RX590X. See More

Top Pro

Blur and transparent design

Deepin has a blur and transparent design throughout the OS, which makes it one of the, if not the, most beautiful Linux distro. See More

Top Pro

Rolling release

They have their own tool kit called "Deepin Tool Kit". And they themselves uses it. The advantages of using their own toolkit is that they can create any missing library or libraries for their work whenever they need to. See More

Top Pro

Has their own tool kit

They have their own tool kit called "Deepin Tool Kit". And they themselves uses it. See More

Top Pro

Not based on Ubuntu

Some people don't like Ubuntu nor its derivatives. See More

Top Pro

Based on Debian

It is based on Debian which is the best Linux distribution for desktops. See More

Top Pro

Easy to install

Installing Deepin OS is very easy. Even easier than installing Ubuntu! See More

Top Pro

Best for daily use

Top Pro

Automatically cleans package cache

Deepin automatically cleans package cache. Cleaning package cache is a good thing as it will make the OS much faster and lighter. See More

Top Pro

Excellent apps

Having Deepin installed also means you have thousands of quality apps to choose from. The apps which come with installation will suit your needs to browse the Internet, listen to music, watch videos, talk with friends, editing documents or simply any task you want to do at home or in your office. See More

Top Pro

Company behind it

The Wuhan Deepin Technology is behind this Linux distribution. See More

Top Pro

VLC media player works without any issue

In some cases, VLC media player has some problems with Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based Linux distros. That isn't the case with Deepin. See More

Top Pro

Includes both Windows and macOS style interface

Top Pro

Exciting applications

It has some exciting applications, such as Deepin Graphics Driver Manager which can easily change between free and proprietary drivers without any issue. See More

Top Pro

Includes a lot of packages in the official repository

The official repository of deepin OS includes over 73,000 packages. See More

Top Pro

Seemless transition form Windows to Linux

Easy to install, comes with default packages to typical needs e.g. Chrome, WPS office, System Monitor and a bunch of multimedia utilities. Its easy to install and uninstall applications, it has a great app store and is fast. On same laptop run much faster than Windows 10 did. See More

Top Pro

Launches programs faster

Programs load and launch faster in Deepin than other Linux distributions. It takes only about 3 seconds to launch Chrome. See More

Top Pro

Supports Flatpak

Deepin OS supports Flatpak. It also has some Flatpak programs installed by default. See More

Top Pro

PRO Network Managment

Deepin has the facilities to create VLAN and other configuration like Wifi Hostpot on their GUI. See More

Top Pro

Has its own toolkit

It has its own toolkit called "Deepin Tool Kit". And the maintainers themselves use it. See More

Top Pro

Gives warning messages when upgrading packages using apt

Deepin uses their own modified version of apt. When there is a distribution upgrade available and if we try to upgrade by running "sudo apt upgrade", then this modified version of apt gives this warning message, "DDE programs will work abnormally if run this command. Run sudo apt dist-upgrade or sudo apt full-upgrade instead." See More

Top Pro

Quite lightweight

Deepin 15.7 is lighter than Windows 10 and Ubuntu. See More

Top Pro

Great support for graphics cards

Deepin OS includes a program called "Deepin Graphics Driver Manager" which can easily install a good driver for the graphics card. See More

Top Pro

PRO Scientific softtwares works on Deepin

A lot of Scientific softwares (Salome, FreeCAD, OpenFOAM, SU2, Z88, SimFlow, CfMesh, Helyx-OS, ...etc ) works fine after manual installation. See More

SparkyLinux

Top Pro

All vanilla desktop environments available

Any Linux desktop in it's vanilla form can be installed on top of Sparky, whether that be alongside a pre-existing environment, or on top of a basic command line system. Furthermore, the command line system is easy to operate due to Sparky's advanced installer utility, from which you can choose whichever desktop environment you desire, straight from the Debian repositories. Guidance is on their website. See More

Specs

Based On:Debian stable or testing

Default Desktop Environment:LXDE/LXQt, MinimalGUI(Openbox)

OS Family:GNU+Linux

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