Fedora's Engineering Steering Committee has voted to remove all Deepin-related packages from the distribution's repositories. The decision follows prolonged maintenance failures and security concerns raised earlier by openSUSE.
The committee approved the retirement with a unanimous 7-0 vote during its May 19 meeting. Release engineering was instructed not to restore the packages without a fresh review process.
Fedora has taken steps to reduce reliance on artificial intelligence in its operations, marking a shift from earlier plans to add AI support.
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The Fedora Council has approved a new plan to create specialized AI-focused desktop images for developers. The effort comes shortly after similar moves by Ubuntu and targets support for major hardware platforms including Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and ARM.
The upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release links to release notes for nine official flavors instead of the previous ten. Ubuntu MATE is absent from the list amid maintainer challenges. Developers argue that a smaller lineup strengthens the distribution's focus and sustainability.