but to get [other tool] working with my system, I need an exact version of [library] which breaks about a dozen other tools and libs, and symlinking the [library].so file in the hopes it will work breaks [this one particularly important tool] and then I’m now spending the weekend trying to hunt down a way to compile a custom fix for that to make all the others work…
I’ve got to have [insert tool] software. If I install that then I need [other tool]
but to get [other tool] working with my system, I need an exact version of [library] which breaks about a dozen other tools and libs, and symlinking the [library].so file in the hopes it will work breaks [this one particularly important tool] and then I’m now spending the weekend trying to hunt down a way to compile a custom fix for that to make all the others work…
Flatpak for the win