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deepin

deepin (formerly, Deepin, Linux Deepin, Hiweed GNU/Linux) is a Debian-based distribution (it was Ubuntu-based until version 15 released in late 2015) that aims to provide an elegant, user-friendly and reliable operating system. It does not only include the best the open source world has to offer, but it has also created its own desktop environment called DDE or Deepin Desktop Environment which is based on the Qt 5 toolkit.

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Nitrux

Nitrux is a desktop Linux distribution built from Debian, but with an immutable base system, the OpenRC init system, and without any traditional Debian package management tools. It uses the Calamares system installer and includes the Hyprland window manager, Hypr utilities, the greetd+QtGreet login manager, and the Waybar Wayland bar.

Technical Specs Comparison
deepinNitrux
DebianBaseDevuan
apt / debPackage Managerapt / deb
systemdInit SystemOpenRC
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
25.1.0Latest Version5.0.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 10, 2026Release DateNovember 12, 2025
ARM64LoongArch64RISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64LoongArch64RISC-Vx86_64
DeepinHyprland
Desktops
DeepinHyprland