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VERDICT

Should I use Linux Mint Forums?

Free official community support forum for the Linux Mint operating system - forums.linuxmint.com

Depends. Use it if you run Linux Mint and want free, active community help — it is the official channel and beginners are pointed to it constantly. Skip it entirely if you don't run Mint or need guaranteed, paid, SLA-backed support.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14+ public sources; mostly third-party recommendations and forum mentions, few direct product details.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Community forum

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Linux Mint users troubleshooting installs
  • Windows 10/7 switchers
  • Linux beginners
  • Gaming, Steam and Wine questions on Mint

Not for

  • Anyone not running Linux Mint
  • Businesses needing SLA-backed support
  • People who want official phone or paid support
  • Ubuntu, Fedora or Arch users — wrong distro

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Reddit thread complains the forums went private, requiring login to read content

medium

No support guarantee; complex bugs route to bug reports and developers, not instant answers

medium

Scam/spam pages reuse the forum's exact title — verify you're on.com before trusting results

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free official support channel for Linux Mint
  • Very active: 3,009 users online, peak 13,704
  • Covers installs, gaming, Steam, Wine, boot and hardware issues
  • Repeatedly recommended to beginners across Reddit threads
  • Endorsed inside HP and AskWoody support threads

Cons

  • Volunteer forum only — no guaranteed response times or SLA
  • Users report periods where reading threads required a login
  • Spam and clone sites copy its exact page title in search results

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x5security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Completely free, community-run
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Beginner-friendly; a login-wall complaint exists
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Standard boards: installs, gaming, bugs, translations
  • Support quality: 4/5. Very active; volunteers, no guaranteed answers
  • Security posture: 4/5. 89/100 trust score; no known vulns found
  • $0 Cost Community-run, no paid tiers
  • 89/100 Trust score Gridinsoft safety review
  • 3,009 online Concurrent users Peak: 13,704
  • 11+ yrs Community age linuxmint.com domain age per urlm.co.uk

Pricing

Community forum

Free

  • All boards, guides and FAQs
  • Posting needs a free account
  • Bug reporting and translations welcome

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Full analysis

Based on 14+ public sources; mostly third-party recommendations and forum mentions, few direct product details.

Free official community forum for Linux Mint help — great if you run Mint, useless if you don't.

Methodology

Based on 14+ public sources; mostly third-party recommendations and forum mentions, few direct product details.

Sources

  1. Linux Mint Forums - Index pageforums.linuxmint.com
    official
  2. Forums.linuxmint.com Safety Review (89/100 Trust Score)gridinsoft.com
    security
  3. Since when did the forums go completely private (requiring login)reddit.com
    review
  4. Starting my journey in linuxreddit.com
    review
  5. My solution to the demise of Windows 7askwoody.com
    review
  6. Migrating to Linux threadindianagunowners.com
    review
  7. Boot options legacy missing (HP support)h30434.www3.hp.com
    review
  8. www.Linuxmint.com - Main Pageurlm.co.uk
    news

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