r/DistroHopping↗
Distro Hopping - For People That Can't Make A Decision
Pros/Cons of each distribution, personal experiences, that kind of stuff.
56k subscribers248 posts / mo in Sep 2026207 authors / mosince 2012
r/DistroHopping has 56k members (+52% over the last 12 months). It gets about 248 posts a month from 207 people. Top topics: Linux Distributions, Linux Distributions and Linux Distributions.
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Topics and brands on r/DistroHopping
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Linux Distributions3.5%
- Linux Distributions3.1%
- Linux Distributions3.0%
- Linux Distro Picks2.9%
- Solus & Budgie Discussions1.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- DistroWatch
- The Fedora Project
- Lintian
- DistroSea
- SourceForge
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