"''Installing Linux software <u>used</u> to be a pain... now with repositories, it is easier than Windows...

A repository is a collection of software ready for download and installation for that version of Linux. Also, there are many different repositories that are also available in addition to the "''default''" repository...

The '''Synaptic Package Manager''' is a graphic tool to allow the user to search for, select, then automatically download and install applications in ''Ubuntu'' Linux. Basically, most current Linux distributions have a graphical software installation tool. For example, '''Yast''' (which stands for "''Yet Another Setup Tool''") contains a section to install software from repositories in ''SuSE Linux'' - '''Pirut''' is the software installation tool for ''Fedora'' Linux...