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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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SparkyLinux

SparkyLinux is a set of Debian-based desktop Linux distributions. The project provides separate editions with KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE and Xfce desktops, as well as a lightweight flavour featuring the Openbox window manager.

Technical Specs Comparison
deepinSparkyLinux
DebianBaseDebian (Stable), Debian (Testing)
apt / debPackage Managerapt / deb
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelSemi-Rolling
25.1.0Latest Version2026.03
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 10, 2026Release DateMarch 15, 2026
ARM64LoongArch64RISC-Vx86_64
Architecture
ARM64LoongArch64RISC-Vx86_64
DeepinKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEOpenboxXfce
Desktops
DeepinKDE PlasmaLXQtMATEOpenboxXfce