After the CentOS shutdown, China’s open‑source Linux communities—deepin, OpenAnolis, openEuler, OpenCloudOS and OpenKylin—have formed five pillars that now dominate server, cloud, AI and desktop markets, with a projected 65% domestic OS share and a $30 billion market by 2025.
The article provides a detailed comparison of China’s two mainstream community Linux desktop distributions, Deepin and OpenKylin, covering their origins, desktop environments, UI components, file managers, browsers, office suites, input methods, app stores, and AI integration, and highlights their hardware requirements and user experience differences.
The second openKylin community board meeting in Beijing detailed governance rules, controlled open‑source initiatives, open‑build infrastructure, innovation projects, ecosystem expansion, and the nomination of new board members, highlighting the community’s rapid growth, extensive SIG groups, and strategic plans for future development.
The article introduces China’s newly launched OpenKylin desktop operating system developer platform, explains its open‑source community model, highlights the current landscape of domestic OSes, and underscores the security imperative of achieving autonomous control over core software amid foreign dominance.
