Finding open source software
Custom search for open source software
This search box is configured to simultaneously search 10 of the most commonly used open source software hosting sites:
Custom Search
Deciding which software to use?
Freshmeat is an index of Linux/Unix software.Wikipedia maintains software comparison pages which can be a good starting point for deciding which software to install.
Package management tools
The best way to install open source software is usually through a package management tool or installer because this ensures that lists of installed or available software can be accessed; software can be uninstalled and dependencies between different software tools can be tracked.For Linux: Synaptic, Aptitude, yum, Urpmi (for Mandriva), YaST (for SUSE)
A search engine for finding packages for Linux: RPM Seek
For Windows: Cygwin