Unity Operating System (also known as Unified Operating System or UOS, ) is a Linux distribution developed by UnionTech (, Tǒngxìn) based on Deepin, which is based on Debian. It is used in China as part of a government initiative beginning in 2019 to replace foreign-made software such as Microsoft Windows with domestic products.
Development Three versions are currently under development, a desktop for regular users (Deepin), another for enterprises (UOS) and a server version (UOS). A first beta version was released in and can be downloaded from the official website. A first stable version was released on 14 January 2020.
Support The operating system is primarily aimed at the Chinese market and was intended to replace Microsoft Windows in the country by 2022, also known as the "3-5-2 policy", however Microsoft Windows is still heavily used in the country. So far, the focus has therefore been primarily on Chinese government-owned companies' hardware such as that from the semiconductor company Zhaoxin. The whole KX-6000 series is already supported by the desktop version as well as the KH-30000 series for server version.
Broad support is planned, so platforms such as LoongArch64, Sunway or ARM are also to be supported.
See also Ubuntu Kylin Kylin OS Deepin Astra Linux – a similar project by the Russian government Canaima (operating system) – a similar project by the Venezuelan computer manufacturer VIT, C.A. and Chinese information technology company Inspur GendBuntu – a similar project used by Gendarmerie in France LiMux – a similar project of the city council of Munich Nova (operating system) – a similar project by the Cuban government Red Star OS – a similar project by the North Korean government Pardus (operating system) List of Debian-based Linux distributions
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External links UOS UnionTech