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<p>Agreed with the first part. However, for the exceptions, which I find that I always tend to run into on a personal desktop, grabbing a new version from update repos or compiling it yourself is easier said than done. Most often, I find that the software just simply won’t compile with the versions of dependencies on the existing system, and the same applies for a whole heirarchy of dependencies. Then, you find that you have to rebuild official packages too because a library verison got bumped.</p>
<p>What I’m saying is - it works very well when you have a stable configuration that you know isn’t going to change, and the hardware’s well-supported. However, if you’re running it on a fairly new laptop (namely, hardware support) and have requirements that are constantly changing, then you’re bound to run into issues.</p>