- ¶ Obtaining the Installation Source
- ¶ 2. ISO image integrity check
- ¶ 3. Make the bootable disk
- ¶ Minimum Hardware Specifications
- ¶ Table of Minimum Hardware Specifications
- ¶ Motherboard Settings
- ¶ How to choose BIOS boot mode when booting deepin Setup ?
- ¶ How to change the boot mode setting ?
- ¶ How to make sure you’re booted into the right boot mode every time you start your PC?
- ¶ Summary of BIOS settings
- ¶ Boot Device Priority
- ¶ The shortcut keys of laptop might be:
- ¶ Disk Partitions and File System
- ¶ Manual operation
- ¶ Auto operation
- deepin V23 Beta(Unstable)
- deepin 20.9
- Why deepin?
- Practical and Effective Features
- Free Working Style
- Grand Search
- Screen Capture
- OCR
- Productivity Makes Life Better
- Office
- Entertainment
- Design
- Development
- deepin V23 Beta(Unstable)
- deepin 20.9
- Why deepin?
- Practical and Effective Features
- Free Working Style
- Grand Search
- Screen Capture
- OCR
- Productivity Makes Life Better
- Office
- Entertainment
- Design
- Development
¶ Obtaining the Installation Source
Visit the Deepin Community Website Download Page (https://www.deepin.org/en/download)to download the latest version of the image file for deepin (so that you can experience the latest features).
Note:Due to human and resource limit, 32-bit version has not been available since deepin 15.4. If you want a bulk purchase or a customized 32-bit version, please contact support@deepin.com for paid commercial support.
¶ 2. ISO image integrity check
After downloaded deepin image, you need to verify it. An unofficial or incomplete image should not be used to install deepin:
- Windows system: Download Hash software, verify that the MD5/SHA256 you downloaded is consistent with the Download Page provided.
- Linux system: At the corresponding path of image file, open Deepin Terminal and execute md5sum/sha256sum deepin-desktop-community-20.5-amd64.iso and confirm that the MD5/SHA256 is consistent with the Download Page provided.
md5sum deepin-desktop-community-20.5-amd64.iso
sha256sum deepin-desktop-community-20.5-amd64.iso
Note: deepin-desktop-community-20.5-amd64.iso is the filename of the downloaded system image, you can use Tab key to type the filename automatically.
¶ 3. Make the bootable disk
Besides, you need to prepare a USB flash drive, or a disc and CD/DVD drive.
The installation media can be burned to a CD, or now more commonly, “burned” to a USB drive
- Visit the Deepin Community Deepin Boot Maker page (https://www.deepin.org/en/original/deepin-boot-maker) to download it.
- Create a bootable disk using the Deepin Boot Maker developed by the Deepin Technology team.
- Plug the USB disk into the computer, run the Deepin Boot Maker.
- Select deepin ISO image file to start making the bootable disk, and do not remove the USB disk during the process, When completed, please restart the computer.
Note:
1.Please backup important data of the USB disk in advance, the Boot Maker will clear all the data on the disk.
2.You are recommended to format the USB disk as FAT32 format to help the computer recognize the disk.
3.Some of the USB disk is actually a mobile hard disk, if it cannot be identified, please choose another USB disk.
4.The capacity of USB disk should not be less than 4G, or it can not create a bootable disk successfully.
5.Don’t touch the USB disk during the production process, so as to avoid writing failure due to incomplete production.
¶ Minimum Hardware Specifications
Please ensure that your computer meets the following requirements, otherwise you may not experience deepin perfectly:
¶ Table of Minimum Hardware Specifications
Component | Minimum Hardware Specifications |
---|---|
Architecture | Amd64 (AMD or Intel) |
CPU | ≥ Intel Pentium IV 2GHz or higher |
Memory | ≥ 4 GB (8 GB or higher recommended for better user experience) |
Hard disk | ≥ 64 GB (120 GB or higher recommended for better user experience) |
¶ Motherboard Settings
¶ How to choose BIOS boot mode when booting deepin Setup ?
There are two style of boot mode in motherboard firmware :
In general, install deepin using the newer UEFI mode, as it includes more better features than the legacy BIOS mode.After deepin is installed, the device boots automatically using the same mode it was installed with.
¶ How to change the boot mode setting ?
Note: Common keys used: Esc, Delete, F1, F2, F10, F11, or F12. During startup, there’s often a screen that mentions the key. If there’s not one, or if the screen goes by too fast to see it, check your manufacturer’s site.
- Select legacy only/UEFI only in boot section in BIOS menus, or select both in boot option and set legacy first/UEFI first in boot priority option
¶ How to make sure you’re booted into the right boot mode every time you start your PC?
There are two style of partition style in hard disk:
If you want to ensure that your drive boots into a certain mode, use disk that you’ve preformatted with the GPT partition style for UEFI mode, or the MBR partition style for BIOS mode.
Note: When the installation starts, if the PC is booted to the wrong mode, deepin installation will fail. To fix this, restart the PC in the correct boot mode.
¶ Summary of BIOS settings
Option | Value |
---|---|
Secure Boot | Disabled |
OS Optimized | Others or Disabled |
CSM(Compatibility Support Module) Support | Yes or Enabled |
Boot | Legacy only or UEFI only or Both |
Boot Priority (Boot=both) | Legacy First or UEFI First |
¶ Boot Device Priority
Usually, the computer boots from hard disk, so before system installation, you should enter BIOS to set CD/USB flash drive as the first boot entry.
For desktop computer, you can press Delete key, but for laptop, you can press the shortcut key to enter boot menu.
¶ The shortcut keys of laptop might be:
Laptop | Key |
---|---|
HP | F10 |
Dell | F12 |
Acer | F12 |
ASUS | F12 |
Lenovo | F12 |
Apple | Command |
Huawei | F12 |
Xiaomi | F12 |
Note: If your computer’s motherboard is in UEFI mode, please turn off Secure Boot in the motherboard settings, then restart the computer and press the key in the BIOS/UEFI interface which indicates «change boot order».
¶ Disk Partitions and File System
¶ Manual operation
Mount point | Partition Name | File system | Size |
---|---|---|---|
/ | root(required) | EXT4(recommend) | more than 15G |
/home | home(recommend) | EXT4(recommend) | more than 15G |
swap | swap(optional) | swap | less than 4G memory should get 4G size, memory more than 4G can ignore |
¶ Auto operation
Mount point | Partition Name | File system | Size | Label |
---|---|---|---|---|
/boot | boot | EXT4 | 1G | Boot |
/ | root | EXT4 | 15G | Roota |
None | None | EXT4 | 15G | Rootb |
/data | None | EXT4 | 15G | _dde_data |
/recovery | None | EXT4 | 15G | Backup |
swap | swap | swap | 1.5 * memory size | SWAP |
For examlpe: Disk Size: 64GB , Memory Szie: 2GB , Swap Size: 3GB (1.5*2GB)
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deepin 20.9
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Why deepin?
Beautiful UI design, intimate human-computer interaction, and friendly community environment make you feel at home.
Deepin is easy to install and can meet your work needs without additional system configuration and software installation. You can configure deepin as you want, but it is not necessary — optimal settings and adjustments have been applied by default to meet the usage demands of most users.
The desktop environment and multiple applications based on the self-developed DTK not only have a beautiful UI, but also offer the human-computer interaction in line with user habits. You can get started with deepin in a few minutes.
After system installation, everything is up to you. Photos, music, files, etc. are your personal data. We will not collect any of them. You have full control over deepin and can do whatever you want in it.
Deepin not only develops a series of basic office software such as Music, Movie, Screen Capture, but also provides nearly 40,000 applications in App Store, which can run perfectly on deepin.
Our development, operation, products, and testing are closely linked to users. You can feed back your questions in deepin forums, GitHub, WeChat, Telegram, and Twitter. Let’s improve deepin together.
Practical and Effective Features
Deepin has developed over 40 applications based on user habits, making the office work more efficient and convenient!
Free Working Style
With the special desktop environment and diversified productivity tools, deepin offers a new and unique experience to meet your personalized needs!
Grand Search
No matter where your forgotten photos, videos and files are, Grand Search can help you quickly retrieve the content you want without rummaging through the huge disk space.
Screen Capture
OCR
Want to get the Chinese and English text on pictures? It helps accurately identify and extract text from images with just one click, easily improving working efficiency.
Productivity Makes Life Better
Deepin App Store offers nearly 40,000 apps to satisfy all your needs in life and work.
Office
Quickly solve problems in work, effectively improve work efficiency, and make you better every moment.
Xmind
Typora
ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
Outlook
motrix
OneNote
Entertainment
SMplayer
Kodi
OBS Studio
VLC
Corebird
Steam
Design
From 0 to 1, from the sketch to the final presentation of your idea, they make the impossible come true and the world a better place.
GIMP
Pixso
Krita
OpenShot
Blender
MeiTuXiuXiu
Development
Software development is the main force to promote human progress in this century, and also the source power for Linux long-term development. More and more deepin developers and users are the biggest driving force for us to build a perfect distribution.
Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
Postman
Android Studio
DTK IDE
QtCreator
deepin V23 Beta(Unstable)
Deepin 23 Beta(An experimental version, for non-production environments) is the second version of Deepin 23. Come and experience it, and contribute your thoughts and feedback. Let’s work together to create a beautiful and user-friendly operating system!
deepin 20.9
The core goal of Deepin 20.9 (A stable version, for production environments)version is to provide users with a stable system running version. This version does not integrate new system functions, but mainly focuses on fixing and optimizing stability issues present in the 20.8 version, in order to ensure system stability.. Welcome to try it!
Why deepin?
Beautiful UI design, intimate human-computer interaction, and friendly community environment make you feel at home.
Deepin is easy to install and can meet your work needs without additional system configuration and software installation. You can configure deepin as you want, but it is not necessary — optimal settings and adjustments have been applied by default to meet the usage demands of most users.
The desktop environment and multiple applications based on the self-developed DTK not only have a beautiful UI, but also offer the human-computer interaction in line with user habits. You can get started with deepin in a few minutes.
After system installation, everything is up to you. Photos, music, files, etc. are your personal data. We will not collect any of them. You have full control over deepin and can do whatever you want in it.
Deepin not only develops a series of basic office software such as Music, Movie, Screen Capture, but also provides nearly 40,000 applications in App Store, which can run perfectly on deepin.
Our development, operation, products, and testing are closely linked to users. You can feed back your questions in deepin forums, GitHub, WeChat, Telegram, and Twitter. Let’s improve deepin together.
Practical and Effective Features
Deepin has developed over 40 applications based on user habits, making the office work more efficient and convenient!
Free Working Style
With the special desktop environment and diversified productivity tools, deepin offers a new and unique experience to meet your personalized needs!
Grand Search
No matter where your forgotten photos, videos and files are, Grand Search can help you quickly retrieve the content you want without rummaging through the huge disk space.
Screen Capture
OCR
Want to get the Chinese and English text on pictures? It helps accurately identify and extract text from images with just one click, easily improving working efficiency.
Productivity Makes Life Better
Deepin App Store offers nearly 40,000 apps to satisfy all your needs in life and work.
Office
Quickly solve problems in work, effectively improve work efficiency, and make you better every moment.
Xmind
Typora
ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
Outlook
motrix
OneNote
Entertainment
SMplayer
Kodi
OBS Studio
VLC
Corebird
Steam
Design
From 0 to 1, from the sketch to the final presentation of your idea, they make the impossible come true and the world a better place.
GIMP
Pixso
Krita
OpenShot
Blender
MeiTuXiuXiu
Development
Software development is the main force to promote human progress in this century, and also the source power for Linux long-term development. More and more deepin developers and users are the biggest driving force for us to build a perfect distribution.
Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
Postman
Android Studio
DTK IDE
QtCreator