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* '''Update awareness''' Whenever a new version of the application becomes available, it will automatically be detected by the application manager.  
* '''Update awareness''' Whenever a new version of the application becomes available, it will automatically be detected by the application manager.  
* '''Uniformity''' All users can be sure they have the exact same copy of the software. This makes testing and sharing information about the applications easier, which is good for both the developer and the user.
* '''Uniformity''' All users can be sure they have the exact same copy of the software. This makes testing and sharing information about the applications easier, which is good for both the developer and the user.
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* '''Security''' Because all software comes from repositories, knowing the requirements for software to get into the repository means knowing the security risks involved when installing software. Compare this with downloading applications from arbitrary websites operated by independent parties. Each and every one of those operators has to be trusted not to provide malicious software.
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* '''Security''' Because all software comes from repositories, knowing the requirements for software to get into the repository means knowing the security risks involved when installing software. Compare this with downloading applications from arbitrary websites operated by independent parties. Each and every one of those operators has to be trusted not provide malicious software.
===Repositories and You===
===Repositories and You===

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