Installing Deepin OS 25 Alpha on Macbook Air

May 18, 202526

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The latest testing of various Linux distributions as of May 2025 shows that Deepin is the only one that can successfully install Sogou Input Method. Xubuntu and Zorin OS fail to automatically recognize WiFi, while MX Linux does recognize it. Deepin, although it comes with Sogou, does not recognize the WiFi on a machine with a BroadCom 4360 rev3 wireless card. While most Ubuntu-based distros can recognize WiFi by selecting the option to install third-party drivers, Deepin does not. To resolve the WiFi issue on Deepin, one should install all three packages with the command `sudo apt install broadcom-sta-*`, as older versions required reinstalling `bcmwl-kernel-source`, which is not available in version 25.

Tested the latest versions of the following distros (as of May 2025), Deepin is the only one that can smoothly install Sogou Input Method:

Xubuntu (cannot automatically recognize WiFi)
Zorin OS (same as above)
MX Linux (can automatically recognize WiFi)
Deepin (comes with Sogou, WiFi not recognized)

Among the Ubuntu-based distros, most can recognize WiFi by selecting to install third-party drivers during installation, but Deepin cannot. This machine's wireless network card is BroadCom 4360 rev3, and according to the forum, Deepin's WiFi with sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms still does not work. In fact, just sudo apt install broadcom-sta-* is sufficient, as there are a total of 3 packages. Some older versions online require reinstalling bcmwl-kernel-source, which is not present in v25.