When you are using the Linux operating system, there are a
variety of distributions. This means that there are different
ways that people have chosen to package the system with a wide
variety of different applications. What can you do if you do not
like your distribution’s application base? For most
distributions, it is easy to install software. Many have what
are called repositories that you can search in to find and
install software that you would like. If your distribution
changes software on you to new applications that you aren’t too
fond of, generally the old ones that you liked will still be in
the repositories for you to use. Simply search, download, and
install the ones that you like. If your distribution does not
have repositories, typically it’s easy to find and install open
source software from other locations. If this sounds too
complicated, you might want to switch to a Debian based
distribution like Ubuntu since all the compiling has been done
for you. Sometimes you have completely different ap