I mentioned .deb only in passing. The same applies equally to RPM or any other modern packaging system.
The package explicitly specifies the dependencies. I agree custom installers are a very bad idea, but you seem to be arguing against the very idea of having dependencies, which seems crazy to me.
The package explicitly specifies the dependencies. I agree custom installers are a very bad idea, but you seem to be arguing against the very idea of having dependencies, which seems crazy to me.