r/linux
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Welcome to /r/Linux! This is a community for sharing news about Linux, interesting developments and press. If you're looking for tech support, /r/Linux4Noobs and /r/linuxquestions are friendly communities that can help you. Please also check out: https://lemmy.ml/c/linux and Kbin.social/m/Linux Please refrain from posting help requests here, cheers.
Members
1,646,022
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
297.1K
archived
Total comments
5.4M
archived
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How many members does r/linux have?
r/linux had 1,646,022 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/linux dead?
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When was r/linux created?
r/linux was created on January 25, 2008.
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