Linux Deepin 2013, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring based Linux distribution was released today. It brings Game Center, Face Recognition, Deepin Terminal and other new features, improvements as well as bug fixes.
As you may know, Linux Deepin (previously Hiweed Linux) uses a highly customized GNOME Shell as the default desktop environment. It was initially created for Chinese users only, but there are now ISO images for English language.
What’s New in Linux Deepin 2013:
Deepin Terminal is shipped as the default terminal emulator for Linux Deepin 2013. The features of Deepin Terminal include vertical and horizontal split, workspace switching, SSH connection tool, font resizing and background transparency adjustment, etc.
Deepin Game Center is a platform for online flash games. It aspires to give flash game lovers a one-stop experience. Unfortunately, games are mostly in Chinese.
Other changes:
- In Linux Deepin 2013, you can choose to log in using face recognition.
- An improved Deepin Software Center
- The improved notification center no longer prompt for blacklisted application
- Resize, move DSnapshot selected area using arrow keys.
- notification center no longer prompt for blacklisted applications.
- the default color of window manager changed from blue to black.
- Improved power management
- the “Windows” key to bring up launcher
- Improved automount of removable devices
- Files dragged from removable devices to hard disk will be copied rather than moved.
- Various bug fixes.
Download: Linux Deepin 2013
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Isn’t 13.04 only supported until January? I don’t see how Deepin 13 is going to survive more than two months.
Yea, I know. But I actually get the code name
raringwhen running apt-get update in Linux Deepin 2013