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Ubuntu is a popular free Linux distribution that promotes “Linux for human beings”. If you read through many Ubuntu tutorials, you may notice that one of the steps is often to enable the “universe” and “multiverse” repositories. This “recipe” tells you how to enable the universe and multiverse repositories.

The universe and multiverse repositories are official Ubuntu repositories, with safe, well-tested programs. The only difference between them and the repositories enabled by default is that the universe and multiverse repositories are maintained by the Ubuntu community rather than by paid Ubuntu developers. This means that Canonical (the company that backs Ubuntu and provides paid support) does not officially support packages from these repositories. Also, be aware that some of the packages in the universe and multiverse repositories make use of patented technology (such as multimedia codecs) and may be illegal to use in your country. It is your responsibility to find more information about any patent issues that affect you. That being said, the universe and multiverse repositories bring a vast number of useful, high-quality programs to Ubuntu users everywhere.

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