After Preview, Alpha, and Beta community co-creation phases, deepin 25 debuts today! Centered on the theme "All Advancing, All Renewed", this release delivers four major innovations and implements over 1,000 optimizations and fixes, offering developers and users a more reliable, smoother, and freer open-source operating system experience.
DDE(deepin Desktop Environment)
The entire desktop environment has been comprehensively optimized, including QML refactoring of the Control Center and Notification Center. Upgrades span visual design to interactive experiences, delivering a more intuitive and user-friendly GUI. New thoughtful features significantly enhance UX, while these optimizations establish a robust foundation for future development.
- QML refactoring of Control Center/Notification Center design style and interaction logic
- Reorganized functional layout in Control Center
- Optimized notification display (multi-line text, image support)
- Unified UI controls across desktop for consistent visual language
- Added window effect tiered settings
- Added taskbar locking support
- Added toggle for translucent effect during window movement
- Added custom shutdown timer in Control Center > Updates
- Added custom 3-/4-finger gestures in Control Center > Devices > Mouse & Touchpad
- Added channel merging in Control Center > Sound
- Added solid-color wallpaper support in Control Center > Wallpaper
- Added update log display/export in Control Center > Updates
- Added keyboard locking in Control Center > Devices
- Added backup/restore entry for quick system operations
UOS AI
Empowers the OS with contextual AI, transitioning from functional use to proactive assistance. The system anticipates user needs during writing, translation, meetings, etc. UOS AI integrates DeepSeek, Baidu Qianfan, iFlytek Spark, 360 ZhiNao, Zhipu, ChatGPT, and other LLMs.
- AddedAI dock on taskbar (click/drag files to activate)
- Unified management of system settings, AI models, agents, and configurations in AI Assistant
- Added Agent Store to expand AI capabilities
- System configuration/preinstalled app management via UOS AI keywords
- Activate UOS AI FollowAlong by swiping over text for AI-assisted functions
- Natural language search via local models (text in images/documents)
Solid (deepin Immutable System)
Enforces read-only mounting of core directories to prevent unauthorized modifications and ensure long-term stability. Resolves incomplete updates and auto-rolls back to last stable state during failures.
- Core system files mounted as "read-only"
- Software/drivers installable as system extensions
- Manage extensions (disable/update)
- Atomic updates via incremental data processing
- Auto-rollback if updates fail or system cannot boot
- Worry-Free Restore: Instant system restoration upon reboot
- Snapshot-based backup/restore (seconds, minimal disk usage)
Linyaps
A unified compatibility solution for global Linux distros, addressing dependency conflicts and enhancing application stability.
For Users:
- Full support for AMD64, ARM64, LoongArch
- Runs on Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, openEuler
- 5,000+ software packages across architectures
For Developers:
- Packaging tools forDeb, AppImage, Flatpak
- Web-based visual packaging tools
- Automated packaging for online/offline environments
- Automated testing tools
More info about Linyaps: https://linyaps.org.cn/en
Distrobox Subsystem
One-click installation of distro environments via App Store:
- Install Debian 12, Ubuntu (20.04/24.04), Arch, Fedora (41/42)
- Launch subsystems via Launcher or taskbar
Treeland Window Compositor (Preview)
Self-developed compositor improving window management, UI responsiveness, and animation smoothness by 40%.
Note: Enable 3D acceleration in VMs. Wine apps (e.g., WeCom, Foxmail) are unsupported.
- Theme/cursor/wallpaper settings
- Window operations (open/close/move/maximize/minimize)
- Multi-task view management
- App window preview/switch/click
- 3/4/5-finger touchpad gesture tracking
- Window shortcuts
- Real-time multi-monitor scaling adjustment (no logout)
Other Optimizations & New Features
【Installer】
- Added 17 languages
- Regional options for localized App Store content
- Localized format settings
- Encryption upgraded from SM4 to AES
- Optimized UI/UX with clearer guidance
【File Manager】
- Quick "New Tab" button
- Optimized path display + copy-path shortcut
- Hide menu bar
- Real-time search ("search-as-you-type")
- Keyword highlighting in results
- File indexing status indicator
- Space-separated keyword search
【UOS AI】
- Unified AI entry (click/drag activation)
- Centralized settings for system/LLM/agents
- Agent Store access
- UOS AI FollowAlong text selection
- Local-model NLP search (text in images/docs)
- Session history + new sessions
- Local model OTA updates
【Backup & Restore】
- Ultra-fast system backups (seconds)
- User data backup support
【Notepad/Text Editor】
- Voice dictation/read-aloud via right-click
- Voice-to-text input
【App Store】
- Filter by package format in search
- Display package formats in download/update/details pages
- Preinstalled on ARM64/LoongArch systems
User Feedback Optimizations & Fixes
- Preinstalled Wubi input method (China edition)
- Preinstalled 29 LibreOffice spellcheck packs (global edition)
- Optimized slow shutdown from process blocking
- Fixed default formatting when reusing /home partition
- Fixed incomplete system info on GRUB screen
- Fixed text display in input method layouts
- Optimized language/keyboard layout logic
- Fixed write permissions after disabling Solid protection
- Fixed boot failures post-update
- Fixed WPA/WPA2 Enterprise Wi-Fi connections
- Fixed erroneous TPM messages on non-TPM devices
- Fixed inconsistent text in desktop right-click menu
- Fixed taskbar "Smart Hide" interaction
- Fixed small plugin icons on 4K screens
- Fixed sidebar transparency in "Best Performance" mode
- Fixed missing deepin ID taskbar menu
- Fixed arrow controls for shutdown timer
- Fixed lag when deleting files in Photo Album + recovery crash
- Fixed invisible buttons in image viewer
- Fixed CPU/RAM usage during background music playback
- Fixed video player exit when skipping videos rapidlys