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Install from a software repository

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Install from a software repository

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- [Instructor] The standard way of installing software and Linux is from a software repository. A software repository is a collection of software stored in a remote server access via a network. The repository also holds an index of the software packages that it contains. This list is how installation programs know which packages are available. This index can be cryptographically signed restricting new items from being added to it without authorized permission. The repository will also contain metadata about the packages. This metadata can include a description of the packages who packages the software, the contents of the packages, and so on. In addition, the repository usually includes a public key that's imported by the client in order to verify the integrity of the packages. Due to cryptographically signed packages and repository indexes, deceiving unsuspecting users into installing malicious code is quite difficult.…

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