r/debian is a subreddit with 150k members. The community frequently discusses debian, linux, looking for, looking, and installation, and they frequently recommend/review desktop environment, pdf editor, and tiling window manager, and the most common flair used is general debian question, community, debian stable question, news, and debian testing question.
Subreddit to discuss all the Debian things, the Universal Operating System
Popular Topics in r/debian
#1
Debian
365 posts
#2
Linux
60 posts
#3
Looking For
46 posts
#4
Looking
46 posts
#5
Installation
45 posts
#6
Struggling
25 posts
#7
Nvidia
20 posts
#8
Kde
19 posts
#9
Help
18 posts
#10
Annoying
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/debian
Desktop Environment
54 reviews
#1
KDE Desktop Environment
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
XFCE Desktop Environment
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
LXQt
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Pdf Editor
31 reviews
#1
KDE
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Master PDF Editor
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Qoppa
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Tiling Window Manager
31 reviews
#1
i3
4.2★ from 10 reviews
#2
Sway
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Hyprland
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/debian
#1
General Debian Question
: "Could what happened to AUR this week happen to debian? What lessons can we learn there?"
26 posts
#2
Community
: "Severe arch linux trauma patient seeking relief"
20 posts
#3
Debian Stable Question
: "How is it possible that debian stable is so stable? how is it that there is no dependency hell?"
17 posts
#4
News
: "General Resolution: LLM usage in Debian"
4 posts
#5
Debian Testing Question
: "What is the experience of daily driving Debian testing?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/debian
Yearly
+32k members(27.7%)
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Last updated: August 6, 2026