The biggest benefit and hindrance to using/owning a linux desktop is the availability of software... by default, linux is not populated with lots of software, primarily to keep it small, useful, and easy to manage, however, a lot of people don't realize that they can get more software than just the ones listed in the software marketplace offered through the default repositories. There are a number of repositories out there, all of them packed with additions, more programs, more extensions... the world over, there are thousands of programmers developing for this OS. So, how does one get a list of the repositories? Well, the best way is find a repository generator, and then add that list to your sources.list. You will find your sources at this location: /etc/apt/sources.list. A good generator to look at for finding such lists can be found here: http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php Try it out, and if you have any other generators you would like to mention, please post a reply, I would love to post them! |