@dolanor
Yes, a lot of work, but something that the likes of #debian could do over a couple of full releases (circa 4 years).
It would require things like the metadata of the app to include the necessary information to automate this, a bit like the proposed PURL - see https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Considering-PURL

For me, we are coming to a crunch point in #linux. Someone needs to decide if they want to continue with #systemd or move to something less commercially backed, someone needs to decide about #AI slop, someone needs to decide about enforced #wayland and enforced #pipewire (although the latter is not so bad).

We're at a crossroads, and if #linux is to continue to be a truly open platform, some things may need to change or fork, such that end users can have confidence that they're installing true open source software with little to no commercial interests being served, whilst protecting privacy etc.

Perhaps this is where the likes of #antix or #devuan can take up the mantle and improve their offering just a little to take it to the next logical step.

@jimsalter
You need:
https://www.devuan.org/

#Devuan

@akkartik Mine is running #Devuan in #tty mode (but I can also launch WindowMaker if needed :) )

I'm syncing using git and rsync

https://www.reddit.com/r/writerDeck/comments/1sy9beq/writhdeck_my_writerdeck_app_for_any_system/