China accelerates removal of Windows 10 from state agencies, shifts to domestic Linux
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What Linux distributions is China using to replace Windows 10 in government agencies?
China is replacing Windows 10 in state agencies with Kylin OS and Unity Operating System. Kylin OS is derived from FreeBSD, while Unity OS is built on Deepin, which is itself a Debian derivative. Both are domestic distributions designed to meet Chinese government security requirements without depending on foreign software. Track how state-driven Linux adoption reshapes the desktop OS landscape by following opensource news on daily.dev.
Why is China removing the customized CMIT Windows 10 build from government systems ahead of its 2027 end date?
The Ministry of State Security ordered some state-linked entities to uninstall the CMIT Windows 10 build earlier than its originally scheduled February 2027 retirement, as a policy decision rather than a response to any security breach. CMIT was a joint venture between Microsoft and China Electronics Technology Group built to meet Beijing's security requirements, and the acceleration fits China's broader push to cut foreign hardware and software dependency in sensitive sectors. Developers weighing platform lock-in risks can follow how government tech sovereignty moves unfold on daily.dev.