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Most major [[Linux distribution]]s have many repositories around the world that mirror the main repository.

In an enterprise environment, a software repository is usually used to store artifacts, or to mirror external repositories which may be inaccessible due to security restrictions. Such repositories may provide additional functionality, like access control, versioning, security checks for uploaded software, cluster functionality etc. and typically support a variety of formats in one package, so as to cater for all the needs in an enterprise, and thus aiming to provide a single point of truth. Popular examples are JFrog Artifactory,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wikieduonline.com/wiki/JFrog_Artifactory|title=JFrog Artifactory - wikieduonline|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305194720/https://www.wikieduonline.com/wiki/Jfrog_artifactory|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jfrog.com/artifactory/|title=Artifactory - Universal Artifact Management|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501195901/https://jfrog.com/artifactory/|url-status=live}}</ref>, Nexus repository<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sonatype.com/products/repository-pro|title=Nexus Repository &#124; Software Component Management|access-date=2021-04-25|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425085038/https://www.sonatype.com/products/repository-pro|url-status=live}}</ref> and Cloudsmith,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cloudsmith.com/|title=Cloudsmith artifact repository|access-date=2023-09-11|archive-date=2023-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716121932/https://cloudsmith.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>, a cloud-based product.

At client side, a package manager helps installing from and updating the repositories.