2025: Linuxcommunity.io Year in Review

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This yearly review is a snapshot of everything that happened across LinuxCommunity.io in 2025. It reflects not just activity, but participation: questions asked, solutions shared, time spent helping others, and the quiet consistency of members who showed up day after day.

A community is not defined by a single contributor or a handful of posts. It forms through many small actions over time. Every topic created, every reply written, every like given, and every return visit adds to something larger than any one person. The data below exists because of that collective effort.

2025's Top Members

This review is a way to recognize the members who helped shape the discussions, support others, and keep the forums active throughout the year.

Most Time Reading

Most Topics Created

Most Replies Posted

Most Replied to

Most Likes Given

User Likes
avatar @hydn 1.46k
avatar @tmick 489
avatar @toadie 328
avatar @ricky89 273
avatar @MarshallJFlinkman 213
avatar @benowe1717 195
avatar @shybry747 117
avatar @Halano 97
avatar @migrator 69
avatar @sfrias 64

Most Likes Received

Most Visits

User Days Visited
avatar @hydn 361
avatar @toadie 359
avatar @unixdude 255
avatar @shybry747 180
avatar @Halano 163
avatar @tmick 130
avatar @benowe1717 107
avatar @Brian_Masinick 105
avatar @ricky89 75
avatar @Papadad111 73

All Yearly Visits

Members Granted the Enthusiast Badge (Visited 10 consecutive days)

@shybry747
@Halano
@Papadad111
@migrator
@garson
@mauricioss777
@devnull
@Jukka_Kursula
@benowe1717
@Relaht
@HonzaHlava
@J_J_Sloan

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Top #General Discussions Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
avatar Debian derivatives (or pure Debian), let us know what you like and why you like it 7
avatar I tried to switch my workflow to Windows 11.. it did not ended well: Long life to Linux Lite! 6
avatar Development and coding 6
avatar Which was your first computer? Which memories do you have? 5

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Arch Linux Updates: Frequency, Stability, and Best Practices 40
avatar Debian derivatives (or pure Debian), let us know what you like and why you like it 38
avatar Anybody using a mechanical keyboard? 33
avatar Which was your first computer? Which memories do you have? 32
avatar What Code Editor do you use? 32

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Debian derivatives (or pure Debian), let us know what you like and why you like it 21
avatar Which was your first computer? Which memories do you have? 21
avatar My personal Linux backup strategy 21
avatar Linux vs FreeBSD Disk I/O: Why Is FreeBSD Faster? 21
avatar CachyOS Is On the Rise — Here's Why It Deserves the Buzz 21
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Top #Linux Support Topics

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Ubuntu 24.04 installed and can't get wifi to connect 23
avatar Which browser is best on Linux? 18
avatar DeLinuxCo Update error 17
avatar Conky question about GPU dispalys 17
avatar What was your first Linux experience? 16

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Nvidia and Linux: is this marriage bad? 20
avatar "Port" identification 18
avatar KVM\QEMU fails to connect to the "default" connection 17
avatar Conky question about GPU dispalys 17
avatar Linux mint installed but wont boot 17
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Top #Articles & guides Topics

Most Replies

User Topic Replies
avatar Install DeepSeek on Linux in 3 Minutes 30
avatar Windows 11 vs Linux: A Year Later, I’m Switching Back 21
avatar Immutable Linux Distros: Are They Right for You? Take the Test 17
avatar How to Install Docker on Linux and Run Your First Container 15
avatar Linux Package Managers Compared: APT, DNF, Pacman and Zypper 14

Most Popular

User Topic Score
avatar Windows 11 vs Linux: A Year Later, I’m Switching Back 22
avatar Install DeepSeek on Linux in 3 Minutes 20
avatar Linux Package Managers Compared: APT, DNF, Pacman and Zypper 20
avatar How to Install Docker on Linux and Run Your First Container 19
avatar Crontab Deleted by Mistake: How to Recover from 'crontab -r' 18
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Thank you to everyone who contributed during 2025, whether by posting, replying, reacting, or simply showing up and reading regularly. The strength of any community comes from its members.

Wishing everyone a productive, healthy, and successful 2026. Long live :penguin:

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