GXDE 25.1 Changelog (2025.06.13)

Changelog

INFO

If you encounter issues like the Control Center failing to open or desktop inaccessibility after updating, open the system terminal or switch to tty and run the following repair command:

sudo apt install gxde-desktop -y

• Updated Maintenance Packaging Toolbox to fix 755 permission issues. Thanks @seeker_ok
• Fixed Calculator functionality issues
• Fixed clipboard service startup failures
• Updated libdtkcommon; dtk5widget, dtk5core, and dtk5gui updates temporarily withheld due to translation loading issues post-update
• Added Quick Settings module to Notification Center
  
• Added Notification Center entry to Taskbar
  
  
• Hot Corner settings now support enabling Screen Recorder, OCR, Scrolling Screenshot, and Notification Center
• Removed File Manager and Text Editor shortcuts from Hot Corners
  
• Fixed taskbar context menu crash after installing uos-ai
• Added new linux-kernel-fslong-amd64
• Fixed compilation issues for deepin-anything-dkms on Linux 6.15 kernel
• Migrated deepin-anything from pcre3 to pcre2
• GXDE File Manager now supports quick navigation to parent directories
  
• Adjusted deepin-menu version numbering
• Fixed missing translations for "Computer" and "Recycle Bin" shortcuts in Launcher (Issue ICDEP8)
• Set gxde-wallpapers to conflict with deepin-wallpapers and deepin-wallpapers-nonfree
• Updated box64 to v0.3.6
• Added hetao (Walnut) branch; removed meimei branch (Branch definitions: https://www.gxde.top/install/)
• Replaced lastore-daemon dependency with gxde-shell-tools in gxde-launcher and deepin-daemon
• Added linux-kernel-hwe-gxde-loong64 virtual package (hetao branch only)
• Modified package names and launch commands for deepin 25 compatibility (Partial list below):

Old Package Name	New Package Name
dde-launcher	gxde-launcher
dde-control-center	gxde-control-center
dde-dock	gxde-dock
dde-dock-dev	gxde-dock-dev
dde-dock-onboard-plugin	gxde-dock-onboard-plugin
dde-session-ui	gxde-session-ui
dde-file-manager	gxde-file-manager
libdde-file-manager	libgxde-file-manager-dev
libdde-file-manager-dev	libgxde-file-manager-dev
dde-desktop	gxde-desktop-panel
dde-disk-mount-plugin	gxde-disk-mount-plugin
startdde	startgxde
dde-polkit-agent	gxde-polkit-agent
dde-polkit-agent-dev	gxde-polkit-agent-dev
dde-api	gxde-api
dde-api-dev	gxde-api-dev
dde-daemon	deepin-daemon
deepin-desktop-schemas	gxde-desktop-schemas
libdde-network-utils	libgxde-network-utils
libdde-network-utils-dev	libgxde-network-utils-dev
dde-kwin	gxde-wm-shim
deepin-kwin-common	gxde-kwin-common
deepin-kwin-data	gxde-kwin-data
deepin-kwin-dev	gxde-kwin-dev
deepin-kwin-wayland	gxde-kwin-wayland
deepin-kwin-wayland-backend-drm	gxde-kwin-wayland-backend-drm
... (remaining package translations follow same pattern)

Upgrade Guide from Version 15

WARNING

Important Notice: The upgrade tool is still in testing and may not cover all scenarios. Currently recommended only for users familiar with Linux command-line operations. Full rollout will follow testing completion.

• Update to the latest v15 using System Updater and reboot
• Install GXDE 25 Upgrader from App Store:
  https://spk-resolv.spark-app.store/?spk=spk://store/tools/gxde-25-upgrader

• Ensure stable internet/power supply. The upgrade typically takes 30-60 minutes depending on network speed and disk performance
• GXDE installations via Tiny Computer/Termux are supported. New APKs require submission to Tiny Computer upstream