VERDICT
Should I use LinuxQuestions.org?
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Worth it. Free community forum, nothing to purchase — use it if you run Linux and want veteran help. Skip it if you need vendor-backed support or real-time chat.
Confidence
Medium. Based on ~14 public sources. Note: LinuxQuestions.org is a free community forum, not a commercial product — there is nothing to buy.
Ratings
Pricing
Free
Community access
ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Best for
- Linux newbies asking setup questions
- Slackware and niche distro users
- Sysadmins and security hobbyists
- Open source enthusiasts
Not for
- Buyers wanting a product to purchase — it's a free forum, not software
- Teams needing SLA-backed vendor support
- Anyone wanting real-time chat help (Discord/IRC fit better)
- Enterprises needing compliance documentation
Gotchas - check before you buy
medium
Volunteer support only — no SLA and no guaranteed response time.
medium
Users have raised uptime and future-of-site concerns.
low
Old-school threaded forum; answers can take days, not minutes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Completely free to use
- One of the most active Linux communities since 2000
- Dedicated forums for security, servers, sysadmin topics
- Annual Members' Choice Awards since 2003
Cons
- Community threads question the site's uptime and activity
- Discussion activity has largely shifted to Reddit
Sources & method
official x2review x4news x2
Key stats
Value for money: 5/5
Rating
Free
Starting price
8
Sources
Analyzed
- Value for money: 5/5. Free since 2000; nothing to pay.
- Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources.
- Feature depth: 3/5. Guess: classic forums, blogs, awards; no modern tooling.
- Support quality: 3/5. Guess: veteran volunteers, no SLA, slower than Reddit.
- Security posture. No site-specific security findings in sources.
- Free Price No paid tiers found
- 2000 Founded By Jeremy Garcia
- Yes Free tier Entire site is free
- Annual Members' Choice Awards Running since 2003
Pricing
Community access
Free
- All forums
- Blogs
- Members' Choice Awards voting
Security
No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
Users describe it as a long-running, friendly free forum for Linux help, though newer discussion has drifted toward Reddit.
“A free Linux forum where Linux newbies can ask”
“Don't get me wrong - Linux Questions is an excellen”
“LinuxQuestions.org: Not Your Average Linux Forum”
Alternatives
Compare LinuxQuestions.org with each alternative.
Reddit r/linuxquestions
Larger, faster-moving Linux Q&A community.
Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
Guess: moderated Q&A with higher-quality accepted answers.
LinuxQuestions.org vs Unix & Linux Stack ExchangeAsk Ubuntu
Guess: Ubuntu-specific Q&A with voting.
LinuxQuestions.org vs Ask Ubuntu
Distro Discord/IRC channels
Guess: real-time help instead of forum threads.
LinuxQuestions.org vs Distro Discord/IRC channels
Full analysis
Based on ~14 public sources. Note: LinuxQuestions.org is a free community forum, not a commercial product — there is nothing to buy.
Free Linux help forum since 2000. Great for distro questions; not a product, no SLA, mindshare drifting to Reddit.
Methodology
Based on ~14 public sources. Note: LinuxQuestions.org is a free community forum, not a commercial product — there is nothing to buy.
Sources
- LinuxQuestions.org - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgofficial
- Linux Questions Reviews - Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- LinuxQuestions.org: Not Your Average Linux Forum - Linux Journallinuxjournal.comnews
- Any idea what's going on with LinuxQuestions org? - Linux Mint Forumsforums.linuxmint.comreview
- Why does linuxquestions.org still exist - Stack Exchange Metameta.stackexchange.comreview
- r/linuxquestionsreddit.comreview
- 2003 LQ Members Choice Awardslinuxquestions.orgofficial
- Is Linux Questions down? - Uptimeuptime.comnews
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