Search HN for "Debian packaging", it's a very old issue that's been discussed at length. Apparently the solution is to write yet another automation utility: h

Search HN for "Debian packaging", it's a very old issue that's been discussed at length. Apparently the solution is to write yet another automation utility: https://people.debian.org/~nthykier/blog/2023/a-new-debian-package-helper-debputy.html https://people.debian.org/~nthykier/blog/2023/a-new-debian-p... Personally I have given up on Debian packaging. Work applications get shoved into /opt and configured via Ansible, and desktop systems run other distributions with simpler packaging formats (with internal or home stuff wrapped into proper packages). I've thought about alternatives for the servers, but Alpine et al have their own issues. Nothing has been decided yet.