r/linuxhardware↗
linuxhardware: For GNU/Linux hardware questions and needs
A subreddit where you can ask questions about what hardware supports GNU/Linux, how to get things working, places to buy from (i.e. they support GNU/Linux) and so on. No hard and fast rules as such, posts will be treated on their own merit.
113k subscribers169 posts / mo in Sep 2026151 authors / mosince 2016
r/linuxhardware has 113k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 169 posts a month from 151 people. Top topics: Linux Laptops, Linux Graphics Drivers and Switching_to_Linux.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Linux Laptops2.2%
- Linux Graphics Drivers1.5%
- Switching_to_Linux1.2%
- ThinkPad Linux1.0%
- AMD Linux Drivers0.9%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Lenovo US
- Framework
- The Linux Kernel Archives
- Ubuntu
- Linux Hardware Database
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