Every piece of software in the software repository is inspected and compiled by the distribution developer. In the windows store is not inspected by microsoft and the software is compiled by each developer. The windows store has a long history of containing malware and scams.
All of the software in the software repository is free of charge. The intention of the windows store is to charge money.
The use of a software repository allows packages to have shared software libraries. Say that both FireFox and Gimp both call on the same library. On a GNU/Linux system, you only have to need to have 1 instance of the library and both programs would access the same files. On windows, every program is packaged with all of the libraries that it references. If 2 programs reference the same library, then you have 2 copies of the same library on your system.
is it different from the windows store?
Every piece of software in the software repository is inspected and compiled by the distribution developer. In the windows store is not inspected by microsoft and the software is compiled by each developer. The windows store has a long history of containing malware and scams.
All of the software in the software repository is free of charge. The intention of the windows store is to charge money.
The use of a software repository allows packages to have shared software libraries. Say that both FireFox and Gimp both call on the same library. On a GNU/Linux system, you only have to need to have 1 instance of the library and both programs would access the same files. On windows, every program is packaged with all of the libraries that it references. If 2 programs reference the same library, then you have 2 copies of the same library on your system.