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Re: Best freeware list website for Linux software?

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At Sun, 9 Nov 2025 03:42:14 -0800, "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:

> For Windows, I use Snapfiles and a few other groups that I trust to
> always provide safe-to-use freeware.
> 
> What then, is the most popular and safest website for linux freeware
> programs?
> 
> TIA.

Well, you may get varied answers to this, but I'd start with
your own distribution's "software manager" (or whatever
your distribution calls it).  The software you find there
is (most likely) vetted somewhat.

You can also use synaptic to find software.

What distribution are you using?

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