The second issue of the deepin bi-weekly technical progress is fresh out of the oven. What progress has each deepin group made in the past two weeks? What are we planning for the next two weeks? Let's take a look together! DDE (deepin Desktop Environment) The defect repair for deepin 23 and the demand development for deepin 25 are advancing steadily. The specific progress and plans are as follows: Progress: Fixed several defects existing in the deepin 23 version; Special rectification of the Application Manager (AM) to solve various issues with taskbar application grouping/inaccurate icons; Redesign of some modules for ...Read more
deepin 23, Save Your Raspberry Pi from Dust - Detailed Configuration Tutorial
Previously, we received a message from a user who wanted to run deepin 23 on their Raspberry Pi. Recently, the deepin community's deepin-raspberrypi SIG internally released a preview version of deepin 23 for Raspberry Pi. Let's take a look at the performance of this card computer running deepin 23 together. (Devices tested: Raspberry Pi 4B, Raspberry Pi 5B, theoretically compatible with other models, feel free to try!) Building the Kernel The kernel can be copied from the boot directory of the official repository: https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware Install the necessary tools, choosing cross-compilation for a 64-bit toolchain. sudo apt install git bc ...Read more
How to Play Games on deepin Besides Steam?
Recently, many friends have completed "Black Myth: Wukong" on deepin 23. So, aside from playing Windows games through Steam, are there other gaming platforms available? The answer is, of course, yes! Introduction to Gaming Platforms Today, I'm introducing Heroic Games Launcher, a tool I use frequently. It supports Epic, GOG, and Amazon platforms, and you can also manually add games. Specifically, support for the Epic platform is based on Legendary, which covers most features of the original Epic Games Launcher, including cloud save support and EOS Overlay support. Additionally, you can download Wine-GE and Proton-GE compatibility layers and assign ...Read more
deepin Biweekly Technical Report is Online: Latest Progress and Upcoming Plans
The first edition of the deepin Biweekly Technical Report is now online. We will briefly outline the work progress of various deepin teams over the past two weeks and provide an overview of the plans for the next two weeks. This allows those interested in deepin to stay informed and participate in the project. DDE (deepin Desktop Environment) The relevant DDE projects have created corresponding maintenance branches for deepin 23. Over the next period, version 23 will focus solely on bug fixes and will not include new features, while feature development will continue on the Master branch. Progress: Initial integration ...Read more
From AMD64 to RISC-V, LoongArch, and ARM64: The Multi-Architecture Adaptation Journey of deepin
Author: longlong This article is a full transcription of longlong’s speech at WHLUG, so there are some informal expressions. The content only represents personal views and positions. As the successor to deepin 20, one of the biggest changes in deepin 23 is the addition of multi-architecture support: from originally only supporting the AMD64 architecture to now supporting multiple CPU architecture platforms including AMD64, RISC-V, LoongArch (New World), and ARM64. Currently, the stable image for AMD64 architecture of deepin 23 has been released, while the images for other CPU architectures are still in the preview version stage as the ecosystem is ...Read more
Two Essential Tools Network Engineers Must Master When Using deepin: Minicom and Cutecom
Minicom (Command-line Tool) Minicom is a command-line tool with no graphical interface. It has a small installation package, consumes minimal system resources, and can be used directly from deepin's Super Terminal window. Minicom is the recommended tool for use.Minicom is mainly used for serial communication. Below is a guide to installing and using Minicom. Installing Minicom The method to install Minicom depends on the Linux distribution you are using. For deepin, you can follow these steps to install Minicom: 1、Open the terminal: First, open the deepin Super Terminal. 3、Get root privileges: To install software, root privileges are usually required. You ...Read more
deepin Community Monthly Report for August 2024
Community Data Overview Community Product 1、deepin 23 Official Release On August 15, 2024, deepin 23 was officially released! deepin 23 features Linux 6.6 LTS and 6.9 mainline dual kernels, a new DDE, deep integration of AI capabilities, the launch of UOS AI Assistant and other AI applications, and over 200 product optimizations and new features including the “Linyaps” standalone toolkit, self-developed IDE, and atomic updates. After 9 iterations and 51 internal tests, and the development of 8 self-developed development tools, this release introduces numerous innovative features and meets user needs, providing an unprecedented personalized and intelligent operating experience. >>> ...Read more
deepin Community Attends DebConf24, Showcasing China's Open Source Strength
The 2024 Debian Conference (DebConf24) successfully concluded at the Daeyeon Campus of Pukyong National University in early August, attracting over 339 attendees from 48 countries and regions worldwide. During the conference, developers from around the globe participated in 108 events, including over 50 lectures and discussions, 37 Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions, 12 workshops, and a day trip. The topics covered a wide range of areas, including free software and Debian introductions, package policies, system administration, automation, cloud and containers, system security, community diversity, internationalization, localization, embedded systems, and the kernel. The deepin Community has been attending this grand ...Read more