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by idle_zealot 3782 days ago

  > Can install software to a home directory and so does not require sudo
  > Install software not packaged by the native distribution
  > Install up-to-date versions of software when the native distribution is old
  > Use the same package manager to manage both your Mac and Linux machines
From the "Features" section of the Github.

It could also likely be used so make a "safe" Linux distro, where the base system is mounted read only, with a writable home partition.