r/archlinux is a subreddit with 403k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses arch, fans, noises, archlinux, and vm, and they frequently recommend/review desktop environment, window manager, and ide.
A subreddit for the Arch Linux user community for support and useful news.
Popular Themes in r/archlinux
#1
Solution Requests
: "How can I fix "Cannot open access to console, the root account is locked."?"
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "72h from Omarchy to Arch : my journey and what to expect for new users going to Arch"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I installed virt-manager and now Steam won't launch"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/archlinux
#1
Arch
1 post
#2
Fans
1 post
#3
Noises
1 post
#4
Archlinux
1 post
#5
Vm
1 post
Products Discussed in r/archlinux
Desktop Environment
236 reviews
#1
KDE
4.4★ from 37 reviews
#2
GNOME
4.2★ from 25 reviews
#3
XFCE
4.0★ from 21 reviews
Window Manager
139 reviews
#1
i3
4.2★ from 33 reviews
#2
Hyprland
4.2★ from 29 reviews
#3
Sway
4.4★ from 13 reviews
Ide
112 reviews
#1
Neovim
4.2★ from 24 reviews
#2
CLion
4.3★ from 9 reviews
#3
Visual Studio Code
4.2★ from 9 reviews
Flair Used in r/archlinux
#1
SUPPORT
: "Windows has destroyed my GRUB bootloader because of Windows updates, now Windows boot manager replaces GRUB and Arch doesn't show up in the UEFI/BIOS menu. How I can fix it ?"
77 posts
#2
QUESTION
: "Paru VS Yay"
56 posts
#3
SHARE
: "Recent AUR malware busted by my 24/7 scanner."
13 posts
#4
DISCUSSION
: "Arch is awesome for Linux newcomers"
9 posts
#5
NOTEWORTHY
: "Arch Linux - News: Mkinitcpio >=42 requires manual intervention for TPM2-based unlocking of LUKS devices"
5 posts
#6
SUPPORT | SOLVED
: "[Confirmed] linux-firmware-amdgpu 20260910-1 causes DMCUB errors on Radeon 680M"
5 posts
#7
FLUFF
: "Update on the EvoDevo GRUB theme"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/archlinux
Yearly
+73k members(22.2%)
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Last updated: October 4, 2026