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Deepin 20.4 Released with Updated Kernels, Installer Improvements, and More
The developers behind the Debian-based Deepin Linux distribution announced today the release
and general availability of Deepin 20.4 as the fourth maintenance update to the latest
Deepin 20 series.
Deepin 20.4 is here almost two months after Deepin 20.3 and brings updated kernels and
various other improvements, as well as bug and security fixes.
The distribution now ships with both Linux 5.10.83 LTS and Linux 5.15.6 LTS kernels,
but the former is used by default for new installations, though you can easily select
the latter from the advanced options of the boot menu.
Deepin 20.4 also comes with an updated installer, which now features an optimized logic for
creating partitions so that you won’t have to create an EFI partition if there is an
existing one on the target drive.
In addition, the installer now automatically mounts swap partitions and comes with an updated
Privacy Policy.
Another interesting change in this release is implemented in the System Monitor tool,
which gained a new monitoring plugin for detecting the CPU and RAM usage comprehensively while
allowing users to set the threshold percentage if they want to be notified when this is reached.
Deepin’s Grand Search feature introduced in a previous release has been improved as
well to allow users to enable or disable it from the Dock settings, as well as to allow
you to access the paths of files and folders in search results directly by pressing the
Ctrl key or by clicking on them.
Among other noteworthy changes, Deepin 20.4 updates the File Manager to show third-party
apps on the Computer page, adds a new default wallpaper, adds new keyboard shortcuts for
extracting text from images and taking scrolling screenshots, adds low battery warnings during
system updates, adds fingerprint authentication in Control Center, and updates the Browser
to Chromium 93.
The Camera, Music, Album, Disk Utility, Text Editor, and Draw apps have been updated as
well in this release, which you can download right now from the release announcement page,
where you’ll also find more details about all the changes included in Deepin 20.4.
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Deepin 20.4 Becomes Even More Beautiful with the New UI Improvements
Deepin is a rising star among Linux distros, thanks to its combination of an amazing desktop
environment with the stability of Debian.
There are a bunch of changes and visual improvements that make Deepin 20.4 a wonderful Linux distribution.
Here’s what’s new!
Deepin is a Chinese-made Linux distribution that caters to the average desktop user.
It is a popular choice among users who want a beautiful Linux while being stable.
The distro is so polished and has so many in-house developed apps that one forgets this
is a Debian-based Linux distribution.
The Deepin Desktop Environment, or DDE for short, is one of the best-looking Linux desktop
environments out there.
In fact, Deepin is now a fashion in computing ready to compete with Windows 11 and macOS.
DDE is just gorgeous and without exaggeration, we can say that it is a work of art.
Now with Deepin version 20.4 out it is time to have a fresh look and see how it matured.
What’s New in Deepin 20.4
A new monitoring plugin is added to System Monitor, which can detect the CPU and memory
usage comprehensively, and offer the options to set threshold percentage.
When the threshold is reached, you will get the system notification, and you can force
end some processes to ensure the normal running of computers.
The Grand Search feature introduced in Deepin 20.2.4 also received some love with this release.
Now it can be enabled or disabled by Dock settings, and the paths of files and folders
in the search results can be accessed directly by pressing Ctrl and clicking them.
Among other things, entries of third-party applications are now shown in File Manager
for easy access and high working efficiency.
On top of that, the displayed character number of file names on the desktop is increased
to meet user needs.
Last but not least, Deepin’s devs have made some changes to the default browser.
Tab groups and collections have been added.
In addition, quick tab search and share are supported, so tab management now becomes more
convenient and diversified.
In Deepin 20.4, the Linux kernels have been updated with the upstream for better compatibility
– the LTS kernel is upgraded to version 5.10.83 and the Stable kernel is upgraded
to version 5.15.6.
Other Noteworthy Changes The System Installer automatically mounts
swap partition for advanced installation.
The System Installer automatically identify the EFI partition for advanced installation
when there was an existing EFI partition.
DDE shows titles of application windows when hovering on app icons in the Dock.
The “Resize Desktop” option in the Display settings is able to enlarge the desktop to
a full screen in low-resolution environments.
Many of the built-in applications such as System Installer, Image Viewer, Screen Capture,
and Disk Utility have also received a number of fixes in Deepin 20.4.
If you’re new to Deepin and if you’re going to try Deepin, especially if you’re
going to install it in a virtual machine, know that the Deepin installer requires you
to have at least 60GB of disk space which is a huge amount of disk space for a Linux
distribution.
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