So do that? Distros provide packages but they don't make you install them. Download the applications from their website and stick them in /usr/local or your hom

So do that? Distros provide packages but they don't make you install them. Download the applications from their website and stick them in /usr/local or your home directory. If the applications don't provide builds, that's their problem. We have AppImages for a single-file solution, but I've used plenty of application directories you can just unpack and use. Julia is one.