The beta release is now available for public testing

Nov 15, 2017 14:26 GMT  ·  By

The developers of the Deepin Linux operating system announced today the availability of the first beta release of Deepin 15.5, the next maintenance update to the stable series.

Continuing to provide the Linux community with one of the most beautiful, safe, reliable, and easy to use computer operating system, Deepin 15.5 entered beta today with a bunch of new security features, such as support for importing and exporting VPN (Virtual Private Network) profiles and an application proxy function.

The application proxy function works by allowing the user to open a certain program that requires an Internet connection through the system-wide, default proxy server. All you have to do is to right-click on an app's shortcut and choose the new "Open by proxy" option from the context menu.

"Compared to previous editiond, Deepin 15.5 Beta applied the new web application framework, added Wi-Fi hotspot sharing and color temperature adjustment besides fully compatible WUXGA screen and Flatpak application format support," said the devs in today's announcement.

Launcher icon scaling, desktop icon collision avoidance

Deepin 15.5 beta also ships with new desktop tweaks, including the ability to scale icons in the overview mode on high-res displays, support for replacing icons on the desktop with others using drag and drop, as well as the ability to hide plugins from the dock if you want to make some space for other things you need.

In addition, there's now a new "Force Quit" right-click context menu option added to app shortcuts on the dock if you want to force close them from there, and, to save some more disk space, Deepin 15.5 beta regularly clears package cache. Many other new features and improvements are coming to the final release soon.

If you want to try out the beta release of Deepin 15.5, you can download the 64-bit live ISO image right now through our website or update from a previous version using the built-in update system, which can be accessed from Control Center -> System Information. Please note that this is a pre-release build of Deepin 15.5, not suitable for any production use.

Application Proxy Function
Application Proxy Function
Launcher Icon Scaling
Launcher Icon Scaling
Desktop Icon Collision Avoidance
Desktop Icon Collision Avoidance

Deepin 15.5 beta (7 Images)

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