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I would like to know which all repositories can be added to the sources.list of 12.04 so that I can have access to all the packages that ubuntu has got in their repositories. Also, what are the differences between the softwares present in each of the repositories?

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Repositories is an important part of ubuntu, through repositories we can find any program we are looking for, here are simple explanation to help us understanding what's ubuntu repositories.

Understanding Ubuntu Repositories

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There are thousand of repositories with thousands of software that could be added.

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Are you saying that it is undocumented and untracked? – harisibrahimkv May 1 '12 at 17:32
Some of them? Probably.... – Gui May 1 '12 at 18:29

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