That's usually a slow transition though. I started out using linux mint a few years ago and since then I've gotten annoyed more than once at the way things are

That's usually a slow transition though. I started out using linux mint a few years ago and since then I've gotten annoyed more than once at the way things are structured. What I've ended up with a "One box, two systems" aproach, where I do most stuff "the ubuntu way", but compile certain software from source and install it however I want it. The separation of `/usr` and `/usr/local` that's already common on Linux makes this work very well.