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What are some good linux programs download sites to go to

www.freshmeat.net
www.sourceforge.net

There is plenty of good Linux software. if you browse around in the software forum here some you'll get a lot of ideas about what's available.

for what distro?

Try google.com/linux, and your distro's nearest package mirror site (which is...?).

Cheers,

mj

EDIT: Yikes... pile on the posts...