Install Deepin Desktop Environment on Linux Mint 20/19

Question: How can I install Deepin Desktop Environment on Linux Mint 20/19?. Deepin Desktop Environment is the default DE for Deepin Linux Distribution. It is based on Qt 5 toolkit and focuses on intuitive design – You’ll love this Desktop Environment.

Deepin was featured on our list Best Linux Distros for 2021. Below are the steps to install Deepin Desktop Environment on Linux Mint 20/19

Step 1: Add PPA Repository

Note that the Deepin Desktop Environment packages for Linux Mint 20/19 are available on a third-party PPA. They are not maintained by Deepin, Ubuntu or Linux Mint developers.

Update system APT index:

sudo apt update

Then add Deepin Linux Desktop environment PPA repository:

sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntudde-dev/stable

Step 2: Update package list and install Deepin DE

After adding the repository, update the APT package index and install Deepin core packages.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ubuntudde-dde ubuntudde-dde-extras

Step 3: Install Other Deepin Packages (Optional)

Deepin doesn’t just provide a Desktop Environment, it is a bundle of other applications that give the best Desktop user experience. Install Deepin packages you want from the added repository.

Some of these applications are:

• Deepin File Manager
• Deepin Image Viewer
• Deepin Movie
• Deepin Screen Recorder
• Deepin Music
• Deepin Screenshot
• Deepin Voice Recorder
• Deepin Calender
• Deepin System Monitor and many others.

Install the basic Deepin Applications by running the commands below in your terminal.

sudo apt-get install dde-file-manager deepin-calculator deepin-gtk-theme deepin-movie deepin-image-viewer deepin-screen-recorder deepin-screenshot deepin-terminal deepin-voice-recorder deepin-gtk-theme

Step 4: Login to Deepin Desktop Environment

Your Deepin Desktop Environment is now ready. Logout and select Deepin while logging in to start using it.

On the first login, you should see DDE which looks similar to below.

For the command line folks, screenfetch can give you details about your current Desktop session. Install it via:

sudo apt-get -y install screenfetch

Then run the screenfetch command.

From the output, you can see DE being Deepin 15 and Icon Theme is deepin.

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