SUSE Gives Deepin the Boot: When Beauty is Only Skin Deep in Linux Land
SUSE gives the Deepin Desktop Environment the boot for not playing by the rules. The SUSE Security Team found Deepin’s beauty is only skin deep, with some serious security missteps lurking beneath. So, if you’re craving that shiny interface, you’ll have to manually add it yourself. Proceed with caution!
Hot Take:
Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) might look like a supermodel, but according to SUSE, it has the security hygiene of a teenager’s bedroom. openSUSE has shown it the door, and the reasons are juicier than a gossip column. With security flaws that could make a hacker drool, DDE is out of favor, proving once again that beauty is only skin deep, and in the world of Linux, security is king.
Key Points:
- SUSE has removed the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) from openSUSE due to security concerns.
- Deepin’s DDE is praised for its aesthetic but criticized for its security vulnerabilities.
- The SUSE Security Team highlighted abuses of D-Bus, Polkit, and other design flaws.
- Despite removal, users can still manually add the DDE repository.
- The latest openSUSE Leap 16 beta includes major changes, including a switch to Wayland and the retirement of YaST.
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