Linux: Sites for downloading Linux packages

Question:  Can you please suggest some sites for downloading Linux packages?

Answer:  There are different types of Linux packages. It depends on the distribution of Linux that you have For example, RedHat uses RPM.

The following websites are repositories for pre-compiled RPM packages:

http://www.freshrpms.net

http://www.rpmfind.net

Whereas, these sites are more software development sites. Some of the projects frequently release their software in different formats, such as RPM.

http://www.sourceforge.net

http://www.freshmeat.net