r/linux is a subreddit with 1.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses linux, distro, software, looking for, and os, and they frequently recommend/review desktop environment, git gui, and music players.
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Popular Themes in r/linux
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I wrote 5000 lines of assembly because I was angry."
2 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Announcement: New release of the JDBC/Swing-based database tool has been published"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Help regarding installation parrot os"
1 post
#4
Advice Requests
: "Wine/Wayland: support for fractional scaling protocol merged"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/linux
#1
Linux
: "Call to action: computers are getting expensive but 10,000,000 otherwise perfect $200 Linux machines are getting bricked. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save them from landfills."
290 posts
#2
Distro
: "Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack"
48 posts
#3
Software
33 posts
#4
Looking For
31 posts
#5
Os
: "Trying to quit doomscrolling? Commodore just announced a new Sailfish Os flip phone built specifically to minimize social media distractions."
30 posts
#6
Tired
27 posts
#7
Desktop
: "Plasma 6.7"
24 posts
#8
Arch
: "Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages"
19 posts
#9
Annoying
18 posts
#10
Windows
: "The new NTFS kernel driver sees an improvement for Windows native symbolic links"
14 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
: "Call to action: computers are getting expensive but 10,000,000 otherwise perfect $200 Linux machines are getting bricked. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save them from landfills."
37 posts
#2
Software Release
: "I reverse-engineered NZXT CAM's LCD streaming protocol to get my Kraken Elite screen working on Linux"
32 posts
#3
Kernel
: "Linux Finally Eliminates The strncpy API After Six Years Of Work, 360+ Patches"
31 posts
#4
Development
: "I wrote 5000 lines of assembly because I was angry."
12 posts
#5
Tips and Tricks
: "Modern Arch Linux and Windows 7 Duel Boot in the same exact NTFS partition"
11 posts
#6
Popular Application
: "Valve - “starting with the SteamOS 3.8 release, you can put together your own Steam Machine using whatever PC parts you want.”"
10 posts
#7
Distro News
: "Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages"
9 posts
#8
Security
: "Arch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malware - Phoronix"
7 posts
#9
Fluff
: "Optane and zswap is absolutely INSANE, my system is only barely lagging??"
6 posts
#10
Hardware
: "Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite Laptop"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/linux
Yearly
+162k members(9.4%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026