For development i understand using package.json or whatever.

But when providing the finished solution I think it should be provided as a deb/rpm/flatpak.

I don’t want to manage sources and keep the installation in a cloned git repo. That is what my OS package manager is for. For example, Spotify would never distribute their client as a package.json. It is just not convenient.

Of course I love that the source is available, but I prefer the conveniance of a deb/rpm when I am just consuming software.

I seldom do work with node/npm. It is not my domain and I won’t learn it for the purpose of using this software.