It's the easiest way to distribute software in a way that is controlled by the author of the software and where the author can reasonably control all of the dep

It's the easiest way to distribute software in a way that is controlled by the author of the software and where the author can reasonably control all of the dependencies installed. This way you are providing a one-stop shop that can easily be run. I have all kinds of tools that are docker containers because its simpler to not have to worry about all kinds of library mismatches or locations of shared libraries, and instead ship a minimal docker container instead.