You can't install Deepin Desktop from the official Fedora repo anymore - here's why
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Deepin Linux has been suspect for some time.
- SUSE and Fedora have dropped all Deepin packages.
- The only way forward for Deepin is a strict code review.
The first time I tested Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), it blew me away. I thought, "This new Linux desktop will finally be the open-source operating system's big breakthrough."
For a while, it looked as if my prediction might come to fruition.
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But things took a concerning detour. Seven years ago, several YouTube videos, such as this one, reminded us that sometime around 2018, the DeepinStore was sending unencrypted requests to the Chinese equivalent of Google Analytics (CNZZ). The data sent to CNZZ included the user's browser agent and other bits of information. Deepin addressed...
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