Linux Deepin is a Linux distribution

Linux distribution

A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...

 based on Ubuntu

Ubuntu (operating system)

Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...

. It is tailored for Chinese language

Chinese language

The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 users and includes preconfigured Chinese applications such as simplified Chinese input methods, Chinese dictionaries, and Chinese TrueType

TrueType

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 fonts.

Linux Deepin 10.12 features Linux Mint

Linux Mint

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 menu and the Mac OS X

Mac OS X

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-like Cairo-Dock panel for application launch, as well as a Chinese input method Yong, Yozo Office 2009 SP1 and a space-saving "global menu" in the top panel.

The project was originally called Hiweed Linux.