You point it to a repository. Apt-get currently knows about near 35,000 packages...

		ori_b on May 27, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vim made easy: how to get your favorite IDE featur... You point it to a repository. Apt-get currently knows about near 35,000 packages, though, and I've never needed to point it to a separate repository.