I hate packaging my software for Linux

A software developer expressing frustration with the fragmented Linux packaging ecosystem, having created packages for numerous distribution methods (npm, cargo, deb, rpm, AUR, Flatpak, AppImage, nix, and others) only to find that no single solution works universally—each has significant drawbacks ranging from security concerns and performance issues to incompatibility with older systems and philosophical disagreements from users who refuse certain packaging formats. The author highlights particular challenges with Flatpak and AppImage, which conflict with their terminal-based application's needs, and the Debian packaging policy requiring all dependencies to be separately packaged, making maintenance unsustainable.