Reddit. Amazing community. Almost 170 million users. And yet again, it has a thriving Linux community. So, I wanted to showcase the best 17 Linux related subreddits that are out there (at the time of writing) . So let’s get in.I wouldn’t wanna stress upon how awesome reddit is, so let’s get to the list:-

This post is a part of the series of “The Best of Linux on the Internet“

General subreddit

Why did this one make it to #1 on the list ? Well I don’t think I need to answer that question. This is the biggest linux related subreddit (and hence the name and url) that exists. It has over 168,000 readers. Although it’s quite restricted upon what you can post (they don’t even allow memes !) but still, it’s a great resource for everyone interested in Linux.

Asking questions

Good one! Since /r/linux does not allow you to ask questions, this is the official subreddit it links to. This subreddit is THE place for asking simpler question for getting around Linux. It also has a nice reader base of ~29,000.

This is kind of like the above subreddit, but deals with more general questions regarding linux – like what drivers do I use, which laptop should I buy, etc.

Distro-related subreddits

The most popular (or maybe not) linux distro does have a subreddit of it’s own. Questions get answered and the news gets broken here.

The bleeding edge beauty has a subreddit on it’s own. Mixed with good moderators, this is a good place to know about the problems and solutions related to the distro. Related read: Fedora 21 review

Oh my gosh! Doesn’t the most stable distro that exists have a subreddit ? Well, you got yours now.

The most customizable (really) linux distro has a home on the alien logo website.

A beautiful ubuntu based distro is answering your questions on the subreddit. Go there to check it out.

Termed as a “rolling release” distro, the arch linux distro sits in the hearts of those who want better control over their OS. And, they’ve got a subreddit too !

Another bit stable distro has a subreddit. Using opensuse, you would wanna check it out.

Elementary OS is an ubuntu based distro with it’s own custom desktop environment. Though the user base is increasing, it’s got loads to catch on to…

On specific topics

Oh, yeah, how can we ever forget about the very core of the awesomeness on Linux. Well, now you’re answerable.

Everyone loves gaming. Pair that with Linux, and everything is perfect. Want to make it even more better ? Check out the subreddit.

This and the following subreddit are kind of related. They both focus on the life and problems of an administrator. I hope you find what you’re looking for in there.

As I said, the life of a sysadmin …………… 🙂

Desktop environment

The loved-by-everyone desktop GNOME does pretty well with it’s forum on the front page of the internet. Almost always the questions are answered.

Self-plug

Hmmmmm… no commentary

User added Subreddits

These are the subreddits sent to me by the users.

The official subreddit of the KDE desktop environment. Another good one if you use the desktop environment too.

This is the subreddit of the awesome podcast (Linux action show) where you can find cool stuff like news or you might find something that runs on Linux 🙂

This is the subreddit of the linux distro kalilinux. Check it out.

Did I miss one. Help me out. Add another subreddit to the list.

Yes, I tried to cover almost all of the major linux related subreddits, altough I might have missed quite some of them (I see linuxactionshow, Lubuntu, etc.). But, I want to ask you, which one is your favourite. Share in the comments below.