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`!LinuxQuestions.org`! (commonly abbreviated `!LQ`!) is a community-driven, self-help `F33f`_`[web site`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Website]`_`f for `F33f`_`[Linux`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Linux]`_`f users. As of August 2011, it has over 462,200 registered members. Started in 2000 by `F33f`_`[Jeremy Garcia`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jeremy_Garcia]`_`f, LQ is one of the most popular `F33f`_`[free software community`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Free_software_community]`_`f sites and is usually reputed for helpfulness.`:cite-ref-auto1-1-0[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-auto1-1]`_`f]`:cite-ref-auto-2-0[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-auto-2]`_`f]

The most popular section of the site are the `F33f`_`[forums`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Internet_forum]`_`f, where `F33f`_`[Linux`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Linux]`_`f users can share their knowledge and experience. Newcomers to the Linux world (often called `F33f`_`[newbies`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Newbie]`_`f) can ask questions and Linux experts can offer advice. Topics include `F33f`_`[security`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Computer_security]`_`f, installation, and `F33f`_`[networking`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Computer_network]`_`f. Currently available forums fall into the following categories: LinuxQuestions.org, Linux, Enterprise Linux, Other *NIX Forums, Non-*NIX Forums. As of April 2009, the forums had more than 3.5 million posts.`:cite-ref-auto1-1-1[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-auto1-1]`_`f]`:cite-ref-auto-2-1[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-auto-2]`_`f]

On March 5, 2004, LinuxQuestions.org set up a `F33f`_`[wiki`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Wiki]`_`f aimed at building the largest online Linux `F33f`_`[knowledge base`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Knowledge_base]`_`f. The software used for this task is `F33f`_`[MediaWiki`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=MediaWiki]`_`f.`:cite-ref-3[`F5bf`_`[3`#cite-note-3]`_`f]

LQ also has a section where one can download `F33f`_`[CD`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Compact_Disc]`_`f/`F33f`_`[DVD`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=DVD]`_`f `F33f`_`[ISO images`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISO_image]`_`f of Linux installation and `F33f`_`[Live CDs`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Live_CD]`_`f.`:cite-ref-4[`F5bf`_`[4`#cite-note-4]`_`f] Other than the download section and forums LQ also has the following sections:

• Linux `F33f`_`[Podcast`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Podcast]`_`f

• LQ `F33f`_`[Radio`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Radio]`_`f

• `F33f`_`[Linux distributions`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Linux_distribution]`_`f `F33f`_`[reviews`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Review]`_`f

• `F33f`_`[Book reviews`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Book_review]`_`f

• Linux `F33f`_`[Tutorials`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Tutorial]`_`f

• Linux `F33f`_`[hardware compatibility list`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Hardware_compatibility_list]`_`f

• Articles (member written and submitted)

• Linux `F33f`_`[Bookmarks`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Internet_bookmark]`_`f

• Member `F33f`_`[Blogs`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Blog]`_`f

Despite its growth, it is still essentially run by one person — owner and founder `F33f`_`[Jeremy Garcia`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jeremy_Garcia]`_`f — with help from a team of `F33f`_`[moderators`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Forum_moderator]`_`f. LQ is active in the community, often having either a stall or presence at Linux conferences or expositions. These are primarily in the `F33f`_`[United States`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=United_States]`_`f, but have also been in the `F33f`_`[United Kingdom`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=United_Kingdom]`_`f and in `F33f`_`[Canada`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Canada]`_`f.

>>Contents

• `F0af`_`[See also`#see-also]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[Notes`#notes]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[External links`#external-links]`_`f

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>>See also

• `F33f`_`[List of Internet forums`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=List_of_Internet_forums]`_`f

>>Notes

`:cite-note-auto1-1`!1.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-auto1-1-0]`_`f "jordomedia.com". `*www.jordomedia.com`*.

`:cite-note-auto-2`!2.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-auto-2-0]`_`f "Home". `*linuxquestions.org`*.

`:cite-note-3`!3.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-3]`_`f "LQWiki". `*wiki.linuxquestions.org`*.

`:cite-note-4`!4.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-4]`_`f "Home". `*iso.linuxquestions.org`*.

>>External links

• LinuxQuestions.org

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