r/linuxquestions is a subreddit with 395k members. The community frequently discusses linux, distro, help, struggling, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review linux distro, linux distribution, and distro, and the most common flair used is support, advice, which distro?, resolved, and which distro.
A subreddit for asking question about Linux and all things pertaining to it.
Popular Topics in r/linuxquestions
#1
Linux
402 posts
#2
Distro
116 posts
#3
Help
51 posts
#4
Struggling
50 posts
#5
Looking For
47 posts
#6
Windows
36 posts
#7
Struggle
27 posts
#8
Struggles
26 posts
#9
Struggled
26 posts
#10
Struggler
26 posts
Products Discussed in r/linuxquestions
Linux Distro
408 reviews
#1
Linux Mint
4.6★ from 130 reviews
#2
Debian
4.4★ from 29 reviews
#3
Fedora
4.1★ from 25 reviews
Linux Distribution
226 reviews
#1
Linux Mint
4.4★ from 43 reviews
#2
Debian
4.3★ from 33 reviews
#3
Ubuntu
4.0★ from 22 reviews
Distro
75 reviews
#1
Linux Mint
4.3★ from 15 reviews
#2
Ubuntu
4.1★ from 8 reviews
#3
Pop!_OS
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/linuxquestions
#1
Support
: "Why are tiling window managers so praised?"
47 posts
#2
Advice
: "Can someone explain in tehcnical but understandable way what is a socket?"
42 posts
#3
Which Distro?
: "Leaving Windows for Linux. Fedora KDE vs Bazzite"
19 posts
#4
Resolved
: "So I tried to install Euro-Office"
3 posts
#5
Which Distro
: "New to Linux, what distro should I use first?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/linuxquestions
Yearly
+76k members(23.9%)
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Last updated: August 8, 2026