The impact of installing packages via apt-get or source on portability
I am wondering if the choice one makes between installing packages via apt-get or from source has any impact on how easy it then becomes to install on another computer. It seems to me that since apt-get installs packages in the opt folder, that you would have to install all of those packages on the new computer before running your code. That would be a major hassle if you have dozens of packages. But from what I've read it seems like people prefer apt-get to building from source because its easier. Is this just because people generally aren't transferring their code, or am I missing something? Please be specific with answers.