r/linux is a subreddit with 1.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses linux, software, looking for, laptop, and distro, and they frequently recommend/review desktop environment, git gui, and music players.
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This is a community for sharing news about Linux, interesting developments and press.
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Popular Themes in r/linux
#1
Solution Requests
: "These are the kind of reactions I get when I recommend Anubis to deal with bots at work, what alternatives are there?"
6 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Why did I like Windows again?"
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Is it just me or does Linux use way less battery"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Petition to add a bazzite flair"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/linux
#1
Linux
48 posts
#2
Software
33 posts
#3
Looking For
31 posts
#4
Laptop
6 posts
#5
Distro
5 posts
#6
Tool
4 posts
#7
Mp3 Player
3 posts
#8
Struggling
3 posts
#9
Music Player
2 posts
#10
Backup
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/linux
Desktop Environment
51 reviews
#1
KDE
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
KDE Desktop Environment
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#3
XFCE
4.4★ from 5 reviews
Git Gui
42 reviews
#1
GitKraken
4.3★ from 8 reviews
#2
Sublime Merge
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
SmartGit
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Music Players
39 reviews
#1
Clementine
3.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
CMus
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
VLC
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/linux
#1
Discussion
: "These are the kind of reactions I get when I recommend Anubis to deal with bots at work, what alternatives are there?"
18 posts
#2
Software Release
: "Ubuntu 27.04 will be called Tenacious T-Rex"
12 posts
#3
Popular Application
: "Tubetui - Browse and watch YouToube fron terminal (feeds, tabs ,download) .Local Music & video watch"
6 posts
#4
Distro News
: "Ubuntu MATE 26.10 Release Notes"
5 posts
#5
Development
: "Linux on iPhone11"
4 posts
#6
Kernel
: "Spent three years blaming rsync and SSH. It was a DMA cache bug in Qualcomm's Wi-Fi driver corrupting 64 bytes at a time"
4 posts
#7
Fluff
: "Very new to Linux, but I found And reported my first bug!"
3 posts
#8
Hardware
: "Whole home work environment on Ubuntu/Lubuntu"
3 posts
#9
Mobile Linux
: "Yo what happened with the Ubuntu phone?"
3 posts
#10
Alternative OS
: "New best launcher?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/linux
Yearly
+172k members(9.8%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026