Library mismatches, dependency conflicts and progressive destabilization/entropy (system package configurations approaching global failure conditions like boot

Library mismatches, dependency conflicts and progressive destabilization/entropy (system package configurations approaching global failure conditions like boot stalling as time passes and upgrades are made) were all frequent experiences I had on dpkg-based systems with the APT frontend that ultimately made me return to Slackware and its spartan package management where I have since experienced nothing of the sort. This is likely a YMMV issue.