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Linux: Sites for downloading Linux packages

Question: Can you please suggest some sites for downloading Linux packages?

Answer: There are different types of Linux packages. It depends on the distribution of Linux that you have For example, RedHat uses RPM.

The following websites are repositories for pre-compiled RPM packages:

http://www.freshrpms.net
http://www.rpmfind.net

Whereas, these sites are more software development sites. Some of the projects frequently release their software in different formats, such as RPM.

http://www.sourceforge.net
http://www.freshmeat.net