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  • Main – officially supported, open-source software. Canonical provides official support for these packages. Every open-source software package included in the default installation is included along with some other important packages.
  • Restricted – officially supported, closed-source software – e.g., hardware drivers -- supported for the length of the release.
  • Universe – community-maintained, open-source. The majority of the Ubuntu software comes from this repository. Canonical does not provide official support or updates.
  • Multiverse – unsupported, closed-source and patent-encumbered software.

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