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== Location == The Raspbian repository is the entire set of Raspbian packages organized in a special on-line directory tree which can be used to install thousands of additional software packages on your Raspberry Pi.
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== Packages == Mirrors of the Raspbian repository that may be more suitable for users in different geographic locations can be found [[RaspbianMirrors|here]].
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A current list of packages within the Raspbian repository can be found in the '''Packages''' text file linked below:

http://archive.raspbian.org/raspbian/dists/wheezy/main/binary-armhf/Packages

== Sources.list File ==

The '''/etc/apt/sources.list''' file contains the information that Raspbian needs to install additional software packages on your Raspberry Pi using apt-get - the Package installer for Raspbian. This file should contain the following information:
The '''/etc/apt/sources.list''' file contains the information needed to install additional software packages on your Raspberry Pi from the Raspbian repository. This file should contain the following information:
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== Mirrors ==

Mirrors of Raspbian that may be more suitable for users in different geographic locations can be found [[RaspbianMirrors|here]].

Raspbian Repository

The Raspbian repository is the entire set of Raspbian packages organized in a special on-line directory tree which can be used to install thousands of additional software packages on your Raspberry Pi.

The master Raspbian repository can be found at the following link:

http://archive.raspbian.org/

Mirrors of the Raspbian repository that may be more suitable for users in different geographic locations can be found here.

The /etc/apt/sources.list file contains the information needed to install additional software packages on your Raspberry Pi from the Raspbian repository. This file should contain the following information:

deb http://archive.raspbian.org/raspbian wheezy main
deb-src http://archive.raspbian.org/raspbian wheezy main

When using apt-get, you will will want to install the Raspbian public key in your apt-get keyring. This can be done with following command:

wget http://archive.raspbian.org/raspbian.public.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -