Release Distribution Deepin 20.2 Based on the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) batch database and about 40 user applications, including Dmusic Music Player , DMOVIE video player, DTALK messaging system, installer and center installation center Deepin Software Center. The project is founded by a group of developers from China, but transformed into an international project. Distribution supports Russian. All developments distributed under the GPLv3 license. The size of the loading ISO image 3 GB (AMD64).
Desktop components and applications using C / C ++ languages (QT5) and go . The key feature of the Deepin desktop is the panel that supports several modes of operation. In classic mode, a more explicit compartment of open windows and offered to start applications is displayed, a system tray area is displayed. Effective mode is something like unity, mixing indicators of running programs, selected applications and control applets (adjusting volume / brightness, connected drives, clock, network status, etc.). The program startup interface is displayed on the entire screen and provides two modes – view selected applications and navigating the directory of installed programs.
Main innovations:
- Package base is synchronized with Debian 10.8. Suggested at the Installation Stage Options for Linux kernel updated to releases 5.10 (LTS) and 5.11.
- work to optimize performance and reduce memory consumption in applications developed by the Deepin project. Reduced desktop boot time and applications. Improved interface credibility.
- The file manager has an advanced full-text search, which allows you to quickly look for files and directories on content. Added the ability to change the names of uncontrolled discs, as well as the access time and time changes. Some file operations are optimized. Added definition of the UDF file system.
- In the disk service utility (Disk Utility) has been added to identify and fix the BAD sectors, as well as supported partitions with FAT32 and NTFS file systems.
- In the email client, the message of sending messages is not immediately added, but at a certain time. Implemented autocouping input of contacts. Added support for signatures and capture the screen. Optimized search operations, sending and receiving letters.
- Added download manager (downloader) supporting the resumption of interrupted data transmission and capable of downloading files by HTTP protocols (S), FTP (S) and BitTorrent.