r/solusproject
A modern, desktop-focused Linux distro built from scratch. Official subreddit of the Solus Project and operating system (getsol.us)
How to think about r/solusproject
The community is dedicated to the Solus Project, a modern, desktop-focused Linux distribution built from scratch. It serves as a hub for users to discuss features, share experiences, and seek support related to the operating system. What sets it apart is its commitment to providing a unique, user-friendly experience tailored for desktop environments, along with a strong emphasis on simplicity and performance.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Members primarily consist of Linux enthusiasts, developers, and users who appreciate a well-designed operating system. The community tends to attract tech-savvy individuals who are keen on exploring modern Linux solutions. Participants often seek assistance, share tips, and engage in discussions about system performance, updates, and new features, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere.
Posting culture
The posting culture values informative and constructive content, with a preference for technical discussions and troubleshooting advice. High-quality posts that offer insights or solutions tend to thrive, while low-effort or off-topic content is often downvoted. Members frequently share changelogs, updates, and personal experiences, maintaining a steady cadence of posts, especially around new releases or significant updates.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should prioritize authenticity and value-driven content over promotional material. Sharing informative articles, tutorials, or tools that enhance the user experience can resonate well. However, overt self-promotion or sales pitches are likely to be met with skepticism. Engaging with users through meaningful discussions and contributing to the community's knowledge base will foster goodwill and acceptance.
Top keywords
What r/solusproject talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/Staudey
- u/Captain_Pirk
- u/ITHBY
- u/algoth-niska
- u/JoshStrobl
- u/Lokesh112k
- u/afunkysongaday
- u/zmaint
- u/FastGame-DevLogs
- u/Xander2805
- u/Atriaze
- u/Sad_Air9063
- u/Abhinav1217
- u/Every_Tune6821
- u/HappyBooleanHuman
- u/catkidtv
- u/Huecuva
- u/satisfactoryshitstic
- u/nuclearbananana
- u/tuxlover4
- u/DataDrake
- u/Used_Hamster9071
- u/thunderbeast_hak
- u/Stachura5
- u/swempish
- u/hc0re
- u/dodochiko
- u/jms209
- u/Two-Of-Nine
- u/Alone_as_always
- u/calevoid
- u/M47Z-
- u/52fighters
- u/-ArcaneForest
- u/__HumbleBee__
- u/Ralakus
- u/SoldierOS
- u/solususer137
- u/lf_araujo
- u/felisuseslinux
- u/lafoscony
- u/CarpetConscious4517
- u/geekybeaver
- u/Consistent_Smile6842
- u/tb4104s69
- u/Koermit
- u/uglymeow_22
- u/reddituser02890
- u/Ayman-Bn
- u/naviforceroyale
- u/Tgamerydk
- u/sussycum69
- u/FingerSwimming2264
- u/HidenInTheDark1
- u/lolahaohgoshno
- u/lady-bower
- u/Unlucky_Cigarette
- u/dibyansh2325
- u/locotonja
- u/altad55
- u/shmakes
- u/Argonaut_Not
- u/Timemaintainer
- u/Tzaroth
- u/thepri10
- u/ros0
- u/orchestralinsepic
- u/Born_Safe_5905
- u/lesserthanever
- u/CaptainObvious110
- u/javaman67
- u/theffsking
- u/andzlatin
- u/n1ght_w1ng08
- u/Correct-Structure-23
- u/flekk0
- u/IamabillionairinZW
- u/Austinrojers
- u/coughingdolphin320
- u/alexms01
- u/spacetrain31
- u/Fickle_Fee7742
- u/presi300
- u/tadcan
- u/icommitburglary
- u/New-Bee-7361
- u/_professor_frink
- u/tomscharbach
- u/justresisting
- u/anadentone
- u/albequreqejerky
- u/xjdwc
- u/Mortecha
- u/Enture
- u/treezoob
- u/DrunkenAlco
- u/Watynecc76
- u/IncomeTrick7594
- u/CFZTL
By votes
- u/JoshStrobl
- u/Staudey
- u/[deleted]
- u/satisfactoryshitstic
- u/nuclearbananana
- u/zmaint
- u/afunkysongaday
- u/locotonja
- u/Alone_as_always
- u/FastGame-DevLogs
- u/DataDrake
- u/Two-Of-Nine
- u/Captain_Pirk
- u/tuxlover4
- u/calevoid
- u/altad55
- u/shmakes
- u/Argonaut_Not
- u/Atriaze
- u/algoth-niska
- u/Xander2805
- u/Timemaintainer
- u/Tzaroth
- u/thepri10
- u/52fighters
- u/Abhinav1217
- u/M47Z-
- u/ros0
- u/orchestralinsepic
- u/ITHBY
- u/Born_Safe_5905
- u/Ralakus
- u/HappyBooleanHuman
- u/lesserthanever
- u/-ArcaneForest
- u/__HumbleBee__
- u/Every_Tune6821
- u/CaptainObvious110
- u/Sad_Air9063
- u/lf_araujo
- u/Huecuva
- u/javaman67
- u/theffsking
- u/felisuseslinux
- u/catkidtv
- u/thunderbeast_hak
- u/andzlatin
- u/n1ght_w1ng08
- u/Correct-Structure-23
- u/flekk0
- u/SoldierOS
- u/coughingdolphin320
- u/solususer137
- u/Austinrojers
- u/IamabillionairinZW
- u/alexms01
- u/Fickle_Fee7742
- u/spacetrain31
- u/tadcan
- u/icommitburglary
- u/presi300
- u/New-Bee-7361
- u/_professor_frink
- u/justresisting
- u/anadentone
- u/Stachura5
- u/xjdwc
- u/tomscharbach
- u/Enture
- u/Watynecc76
- u/IncomeTrick7594
- u/DominiCzech
- u/swempish
- u/albequreqejerky
- u/Mortecha
- u/DrunkenAlco
- u/geekybeaver
- u/treezoob
- u/CFZTL
- u/heidi_wenger
- u/masondonttelltem
- u/ekfentung
- u/Used_Hamster9071
- u/lafoscony
- u/Koermit
- u/Kindly-Astronaut-660
- u/lumpymasterpiecer
- u/Present_Bed1274
- u/Lokesh112k
- u/reddituser02890
- u/hc0re
- u/barrywaterboy
- u/0nn0
- u/fossbender
- u/CheetahReasonable241
- u/_thepythagries
- u/BruhStezz
- u/CarpetConscious4517
- u/RaxelPepi
- u/v1gor
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/Ahmedbh01
- u/satisfactoryshitstic
- u/[deleted]
- u/tomscharbach
- u/zmaint
- u/tuxlover4
- u/zardvark
- u/CaptainObvious110
- u/Staudey
- u/Stachura5
- u/SOLUSfiddler
- u/HustlinTom
- u/deepend_tilde
- u/TasseDeTee
- u/10leej
- u/chokedad2001
- u/HappyBooleanHuman
- u/cerrakin
- u/__Rainbow_Warrior__
- u/moktira
- u/Substantial_Dot_7433
- u/ITHBY
- u/DataDrake
- u/PDXPuma
- u/Tzaroth
- u/Maximus_Christophus
- u/kiransadawarte
- u/ilmattoh
- u/lf_araujo
- u/Fickle_Fee7742
- u/M47Z-
- u/infinitymdm
- u/jerrywillfly
- u/presianbg
- u/abyzzwalker
- u/Ralakus
- u/OlaTudos
- u/Benjimanrich
- u/coretti
- u/JoshStrobl
- u/tb4104s69
- u/StannisGrammarMannis
- u/davidsbumpkins
- u/EnkiiMuto
- u/JTCPingasRedux
- u/-ArcaneForest
- u/Tomocafe
- u/redhat_is_my_dad
- u/marqui20240
- u/topolojack
- u/Space_Man_Spiff_2
- u/vibratoryblurriness
- u/nosciencephd
- u/fozters
- u/AnsibleAnswers
- u/Atriaze
- u/SoldierOS
- u/Holiday-Concept3931
- u/juampiursic
- u/Specialist-Can-6176
- u/HidenInTheDark1
- u/Abhinav1217
- u/jonkosko
- u/Regalia776
- u/Labeled90
- u/MichaelTunnell
- u/Present-Field7136
- u/Alexander_ShK
- u/imorri
- u/Nikoleos
- u/TokaMonster
- u/Floofington
- u/siliconpotato
- u/Icaho
- u/xmetalfanx
- u/Cryogeniks
- u/Rioku_jk
- u/Yarpy
- u/Kuuchuu
- u/clfblackhawk
- u/Two-Of-Nine
- u/FaulesArschloch
- u/clauded
- u/MattWoltas
- u/toddlyons
- u/Thedemonspawn56
- u/Lyokanthrope
- u/TBTapion
- u/Warthunder1969
- u/professor_PDGumby
- u/Sothis6881
- u/NealNial
- u/DrunkenAlco
- u/zebedeeboss
- u/AlwaysSuspected
- u/ciolast
- u/PacloverN1
- u/Internal-Cellist-166
- u/TheMarshall2_0
- u/ThunderingTyphoon_
By votes
- u/Staudey
- u/tomscharbach
- u/zmaint
- u/Ahmedbh01
- u/satisfactoryshitstic
- u/HustlinTom
- u/deepend_tilde
- u/cerrakin
- u/Tzaroth
- u/zardvark
- u/Stachura5
- u/__Rainbow_Warrior__
- u/CaptainObvious110
- u/Substantial_Dot_7433
- u/moktira
- u/JoshStrobl
- u/jonkosko
- u/infinitymdm
- u/DataDrake
- u/Regalia776
- u/tuxlover4
- u/Tomocafe
- u/PDXPuma
- u/SOLUSfiddler
- u/arcoast
- u/redhat_is_my_dad
- u/kiransadawarte
- u/lf_araujo
- u/Fickle_Fee7742
- u/jerrywillfly
- u/Psy1
- u/cromulentmuffin
- u/Present-Field7136
- u/TasseDeTee
- u/MichaelTunnell
- u/Maximus_Christophus
- u/Atriaze
- u/Labeled90
- u/10leej
- u/[deleted]
- u/Alexander_ShK
- u/Timemaintainer
- u/davidsbumpkins
- u/AnsibleAnswers
- u/HappyBooleanHuman
- u/ghfdgfvb
- u/OlaTudos
- u/ilmattoh
- u/mysteriousmeatsuit
- u/imorri
- u/TokaMonster
- u/thunderbeast_hak
- u/Nikoleos
- u/siliconpotato
- u/TheHarveyBirdman
- u/Alone_as_always
- u/Floofington
- u/presianbg
- u/ITHBY
- u/Icaho
- u/Zestyclose-Buddy-892
- u/goldenfri
- u/vibratoryblurriness
- u/xmetalfanx
- u/ezname
- u/steezy13312
- u/Cryogeniks
- u/Yarpy
- u/solususer137
- u/topolojack
- u/Space_Man_Spiff_2
- u/iamjiwjr
- u/Lyokanthrope
- u/StannisGrammarMannis
- u/YaMateSteve
- u/nosciencephd
- u/ferric021
- u/Rodents210
- u/dibyansh2325
- u/Rioku_jk
- u/Kuuchuu
- u/clfblackhawk
- u/marqui20240
- u/Holiday-Concept3931
- u/abyzzwalker
- u/Ralakus
- u/tb4104s69
- u/RiffRaff73
- u/Two-Of-Nine
- u/EnkiiMuto
- u/chokedad2001
- u/dr3gs
- u/fozters
- u/SoldierOS
- u/spacecase-25
- u/pete284
- u/landrykid
- u/juampiursic
- u/clauded
- u/MattWoltas
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FAQ
r/solusproject — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/solusproject have?
r/solusproject has approximately 12,091 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/solusproject created?
r/solusproject was created on April 3, 2015 (11 years ago).
What is r/solusproject about?
The community is dedicated to the Solus Project, a modern, desktop-focused Linux distribution built from scratch. It serves as a hub for users to discuss features, share experiences, and seek support related to the operating system. What sets it apart is its commitment to providing a unique, user-friendly experience tailored for desktop environments, along with a strong emph…
What subreddits are similar to r/solusproject?
Communities similar to r/solusproject include r/distrohopping, r/mxlinux, r/elementaryos, r/opensuse, r/kdeneon.
Who are the most active posters on r/solusproject?
The most frequent posters on r/solusproject include u/[deleted], u/Staudey, u/Captain_Pirk.
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