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Old 02-23-2005, 12:00 PM   #1
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What are everyones favorite place to download software? I'm a total Linux n00b, and would like to find what everyones favorite places are.

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Old 02-23-2005, 12:06 PM   #2
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Old 02-23-2005, 12:09 PM   #3
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Thanks, Tink. 'Preciate it.
 
Old 02-23-2005, 12:15 PM   #4
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kde-apps.org and gnomefiles.
 
Old 02-23-2005, 01:42 PM   #5
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As a newbie, the *best* place to download software is your distro's repository.
 
Old 02-23-2005, 01:56 PM   #6
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Padma has the right idea, check your distro's package manager's list.
 
  


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