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by mbreese 2337 days ago
And here, I go the other way -- I keep to only using package managers as much as possible because at least they have some coherent plan for where installation data should go. Random install scripts can put data anywhere and can easily mess with global or system installed data. If I can't set the installation prefix myself, I don't use the code.

(I'm sure this issue has something to do with the popularity of containers)

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...not to mention that (some) distributions do extensive security and legal compliance reviews...