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# Deepin Desktop Environment

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DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) is the default desktop environment originally created for the linux Deepin distribution.

## Installation

To get a minimal desktop interface, you may start by installing deepin group. This will pull all the basic components.

However, it is recommended to also install deepin-extra group to get a fully working DDE:

- deepin-game: Deepin game center to play flash games
- deepin-movie: Deepin video player
- deepin-music: Deepin music player
- deepin-screenshot: Deepin screen-shot tools
- deepin-terminal: Deepin terminal

To be able to use the integrated network administration, the networkmanager package is required, and the `NetworkManager.service` must be started and enabled.

## Launching Deepin Desktop Environment

### Via a Display Manager

To use the default DDE's lightdm greeter you have to modify the configuration file under the `[SeatDefaults]` section, to state:.

    /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

    [SeatDefaults]
    ...
    greeter-session=lightdm-deepin-greeter

### Using xinitrc

See the xinitrc page for more information.

    ~/.xinitrc

    exec startdde

Execute `startx` or `xinit` to start DDE.

Note: If you want to start Xorg at boot, please read the Start X at login article.

## Troubleshooting

### Does not start

Type `startdde` in virtual console and see the output. If you see error with file mentioned `libgo.so.9` - ensure you have installed the latest gcc-libs package.

## Bug Reporting

Any upstream or arch packaging related bugs should be reported here. FaSheng is one of the Deepin developers and also a contributor/maintainer for arch-deepin and if you file bug reports on his github page then there's much greater chance that the bug will be fixed. ;-)

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