I quite agree! And would it even be harder for beginners? When trying a new a program written in a language I don't use frequently, I usually spend a good half-hour working out what command to run to install the dependencies and going through the logs working out what implicit requirement wasn't in the README. A holistic package, even one written for a different software distribution than the one I use (Debian at present), would immediately get me 99% of the way there.

PS. If you find yourself in the same situation I do, Repology is your friend: https://repology.org/