r/linux

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About r/linux

Welcome to /r/Linux! This is a community for sharing news about Linux, interesting developments and press. If you're looking for tech support, /r/Linux4Noobs and /r/linuxquestions are friendly communities that can help you. Please also check out: https://lemmy.ml/c/linux and Kbin.social/m/Linux Please refrain from posting help requests here, cheers.

The community at a glance

r/linux is a Subreddit for Programmers with roughly 1.9M members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 9th largest community in the Software Development topic page.

Roughly 169K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Linux, Software, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention distro and laptop.

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Established 2008
1.9M Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +169K members
Growth: +9.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 36K members
  • 2014: 36K members
  • 2015: 23K members
  • 2016: 41K members
  • 2017: 46K members
  • 2018: 72K members
  • 2019: 108K members
  • 2020: 148K members
  • 2021: 111K members
  • 2023: 275K members
  • 2024: 577K members
  • 2025: 225K members
  • 2026: 121K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 9K members
  • Nov: 15K members
  • Dec: 17K members
  • Jan: 18K members
  • Feb: 15K members
  • Mar: 17K members
  • Apr: 15K members
  • May: 14K members
  • Jun: 12K members
  • Jul: 12K members
  • Aug: 13K members
  • Sep: 3K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Help me
    2. Help please please
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Help me · Help please please
    2
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Se me desconecta el wifi de linux min versión 22.3 y para que se me vuelva a conectar lo tengo que reiniciar la computadora ya hice de todo y no encuentro solución
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Se me desconecta el wifi de linux min versión 22.3 y para que se me vuelva a conectar lo tengo que reiniciar la computadora ya hice de todo y no encuentro solución
    1

Topics

  • Linux
    95 posts in the past month
    #1
    Linux
    95
  • Software
    33 posts in the past month
    #2
    Software
    33
  • Looking For
    31 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For
    31
  • Tired
    26 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    26
  • Annoying
    17 posts in the past month
    #5
    Annoying
    17

Flair

  • Discussion
    31 posts in the past month
    1. I went to college last week and I think windows just lost the younger generations.
    2. Transparent file compression is godsend in these times
    3. Linux has saved me thousands of dollars...
    #1
    Discussion
    I went to college last week and I think windows just lost the younger generations. · Transparent file compression is godsend in these times · Linux has saved me thousands of dollars...
    31
  • Software Release
    21 posts in the past month
    1. Servo 0.5 Released: DuckDuckGo Properly Rendering, Up To 10x Faster Text Rendering
    2. Linux 7.3 Features Many Exciting Improvements, New Hardware Support & Faster Btrfs
    3. Linux support for using an Apple Silicon Mac itself as a USB-C network device
    #2
    Software Release
    Servo 0.5 Released: DuckDuckGo Properly Rendering, Up To 10x Faster Text Rendering · Linux 7.3 Features Many Exciting Improvements, New Hardware Support & Faster Btrfs · Linux support for using an Apple Silicon Mac itself as a USB-C network device
    21
  • Distro News
    12 posts in the past month
    1. CERN Transitioning To Debian After Being A Longtime RHEL Institution
    2. Former Intel Engineer Who Was One Of The Clear Linux Architects Is Starting A New Distro
    3. One of the biggest Linux distros is growing faster thanks to WSL for Windows 11 than it is its own desktop
    #3
    Distro News
    CERN Transitioning To Debian After Being A Longtime RHEL Institution · Former Intel Engineer Who Was One Of The Clear Linux Architects Is Starting A New Distro · One of the biggest Linux distros is growing faster thanks to WSL for Windows 11 than it is its own desktop
    12
  • Development
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Follow football from your terminal
    2. Rui Ueyama: "We are rewriting the mold linker in Rust and adding linker script support... We started this effort to get Linux distros to replace their default linker with mold"
    3. Developed Boot Animation focused minimal initramfs , with Rescue Mode
    #4
    Development
    Follow football from your terminal · Rui Ueyama: "We are rewriting the mold linker in Rust and adding linker script support... We started this effort to get Linux distros to replace their default linker with mold" · Developed Boot Animation focused minimal initramfs , with Rescue Mode
    9
  • Kernel
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Linux Kernel Patches Out For Review To Enable USB4/Thunderbolt For Apple M1 / M2 / M3
    2. Cloudflare’s eBPF Replatforming Part 1: The eBPF Pivot – From Hardware Lock-in to Programmable Networking
    3. Could application-provided memory priorities complement Linux's existing memory management?
    #5
    Kernel
    Linux Kernel Patches Out For Review To Enable USB4/Thunderbolt For Apple M1 / M2 / M3 · Cloudflare’s eBPF Replatforming Part 1: The eBPF Pivot – From Hardware Lock-in to Programmable Networking · Could application-provided memory priorities complement Linux's existing memory management?
    8

Product recommendations

  • distro
    85 posts in the past month
    1. Distro with best animations and smoothness?
    2. What's the best distribution for dual booting?
    3. Best optimized distros for my old man Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Yoga Gen 6 11" (intel m3-8100Y, 4/128GB version)?
    #1
    distro
    Distro with best animations and smoothness? · What's the best distribution for dual booting? · Best optimized distros for my old man Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Yoga Gen 6 11" (intel m3-8100Y, 4/128GB version)?
    85
  • laptop
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best Laptops for Running Linux with Privacy in Mind?
    2. Best laptop for linux
    3. Best laptop for linux?
    #2
    laptop
    Best Laptops for Running Linux with Privacy in Mind? · Best laptop for linux · Best laptop for linux?
    4
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/linux for?
Best for Programmers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/linux free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/linux have?
Roughly 1.9M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/linux on?
r/linux runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/linux cover?
On the Hive Index, r/linux is organized under Programmers.
How do I join r/linux?
You can join r/linux by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Software Development communities like?
The largest tech-adjacent category on the site, covering software engineering across languages, frameworks, and specialties. Discord and Slack host communities for specific languages and stacks, while Reddit has massive general programming communities. Good for code review, career advice, tool recommendations, and connecting with developers at similar stages.
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