A test version of the distribution is available , based on the codebase of a release in development . The distribution comes with the DDE (Deepin Desktop Enveronment) graphical environment, which is the main shell of the Deepin distribution, and is also optionally offered in Manjaro. Unlike Deepin Linux, UbuntuDDE comes with the Ubuntu Software Center (Snap Store, based on the Gnome Software Center) instead of the Deepin app store directory. The project is still an unofficial edition of Ubuntu, but the distribution's developers are negotiating with Canonical to include UbuntuDDE in official Ubuntu distributions. Size 2.6 GB.
Recall that Deepin desktop components are developed using C/C++ (Qt5) and Go languages. A key feature is the panel, which supports multiple modes of operation. In the classic mode, a more explicit separation of open windows and applications proposed for launching is carried out, the area of ββ\uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbthe system tray is displayed. Efficient mode is somewhat reminiscent of Unity, mixing indicators of running programs, favorite applications and control applets (volume / brightness settings, connected drives, clock, network status, etc.). The program launcher interface is displayed in full screen and provides two modes - viewing favorite applications and navigating through the catalog of installed programs.
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