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Old 07-06-2009, 05:10 AM   #1
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what is in repository in linux?how it usefull?
 
Old 07-06-2009, 05:34 AM   #2
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_repository

As for how it's useful, it means you have access to pretty much any application you'd reasonably expect to need to use from a known source. No downloading from potentially unsafe websites!
 
  


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