What Is It?
A repository is a collection of packages that you can access and install to your Ubuntu system via the Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic, or the Terminal. Think of it as an app store like on your mobile device, but everything in the main Ubuntu repository is free. But there are some paid apps in the Ubuntu Software Center. I recommend all applications that you get come from the repositories or launchpad PPAs because they are the easiest to install and maintain.
How Does It Affect Me?
Every time you use the Ubuntu Software Center or apt-get you are using a repository. All Linux distos use a repo of some sort. Without them you would have to go to individual webpages to find your software like Windows. Whenever you add sources you are adding links to repositories. Whenever you type apt-get update you are updating your sources.
Sorry to correct you but you have a glaring grammar error that's bolded.
ReplyDeleteHow Does It Effect Me? should be changed to How Does It Affect Me?
Here is a thread that helps explain the difference:
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/24037/whats-an-easy-way-to-remember-when-to-use-affect-or-effect
Thank You!
DeleteThat was bad. I always mix those up, big thanks for the link as well.