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r/linux is a subreddit with 1.7M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has crazy activity.
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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
: "Easyeffects is a good linux exclusive"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "EU is proposing a new mass surveillance law and they are asking the public for feedback"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/linux
#1
Linux
: "The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source."
118 posts
#2
Distro
: "Which Linux Distro should I use to make this laptop usable? It uses windows 10 and it's very bloated. I want to see if I can make it usable for anything."
12 posts
#3
Windows
: "Windows is the problem."
12 posts
#4
Wayland
: "Just switched back to X11 again. But I feel like Wayland is so close now."
9 posts
#5
Ubuntu
: "A Big Change for Ubuntu Linux Releases Is Here"
7 posts
#6
Arch
: "Arch Linux working on AMD Athlon 64 paired with RTX 5060 Ti!"
4 posts
#7
Kernel
: "OpenAI’s o3 AI Found a Zero-Day Vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, Official Patch Released"
4 posts
#8
Mint
: "my linux Mint desktop"
3 posts
#9
Nvidia
: "How is wayland on Nvidia cards in 2025?"
3 posts
#10
Terminal
: "Video in the Terminal - ttv!"
2 posts
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