I think it's just supposed to make installing commonly used things seem easier. I have to admit that (assuming they both work flawlessly) it'd be easier to typ

I think it's just supposed to make installing commonly used things seem easier. I have to admit that (assuming they both work flawlessly) it'd be easier to type "zen install steam" than it is to manually edit a file and run four commands following the directions here https://wiki.debian.org/Steam https://wiki.debian.org/Steam