r/debian
ActiveDebian — The Universal Operating System
Subreddit to discuss all the Debian things, the Universal Operating System
Members
97,690
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
March 20, 2008
Total posts
47.7K
archived
Total comments
524.3K
archived
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How many members does r/debian have?
r/debian had 97,690 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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When was r/debian created?
r/debian was created on March 20, 2008.
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