A package search engine for Linux repositories

Conclusions

If you are interested in more than just using Linux and want to look beyond the scope of your distribution of choice, Repology offers a cornucopia of current package information. All of this information is interlinked, making it easy to search or just to have a quick look at the huge database. For more information on how Repology collects this data, check out Repology's ruleset on GitHub [4].

The Author

Ferdinand Thommes lives and works as a Linux developer, freelance writer, and tour guide in Berlin.

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