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WikiProject Linux

Category	WikiProject Linux
Portal	Linux
Wikimedia Commons	Linux
Parent project(s)	Software,Computing,Technology
Userbox	{{User WPLinux}}
Assessment	WikiProject Linux/Assessment

Promote the project

• Join this project! Add yourself to the list, and add the userbox to your page, to advertise the project to people who happen to pass by.
• Invite people to the project – drop a note on the user talk page of editors working on Linux topics who aren't project members.
• Consider promoting the project via theWikipedia Signpost WikiProject desk.

Improve the project

• Update the project pages, archive clutter, and make use of the latestautomation available
• Consult theWikiProject Guide for ideas
• Come up with new ones

Use the project

• Monitor discussions on talk pages of articles covered by the project.Recent changes to the project's talk pages
• Create a new article.

• Expand some of the articles (check outCategory:Linux stubs or some of its subcategories), always respecting Wikipedia'sNeutral Point of View Policy. Also, check theWikipedia: Manual of Style.
• Add references to articles which need referencing improving.Biographies of living persons are a particular priority.
• Assess some of theUnassessed Linux articles, using the criteria atWikipedia:WikiProject Linux/Assessment. Update the project banner on the relevant talk page.
• You can look at thecleanup listing to see what needs doing.
• Check thetalk page for requests for help.

• You can look at the project'spopular pages list to identify particularly high-profile articles that could be improved.

A bot produces alist of content recognized as related to this project. It contains among other thingsfeatured articles andgood articles directly related to Linux.

To watch:Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux/Article alerts

Articles for deletion

• 25 Oct 2025 –X-Wrt(talk · edit · hist) was AfDed byGrinningIodize(t · c); seediscussion(0 participants)
• 11 Oct 2025 –Proggy programming fonts(talk · edit · hist) was AfDed byHelpful Raccoon(t · c); seediscussion(7 participants;relisted)

Articles to be merged

• 26 Aug 2025 –Dynamic window manager(talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging toTiling window manager byN0099(t · c); seediscussion

Articles for creation

• 13 Sep 2025 –Draft:Ldconfig(talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC byLidistat67(t · c)