<p><a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/">stow</a> was perfected in 2002 with stow 1.3.3. Then it was silent for 9 years, and in 2011 stow 2.1.0 came out. It received a few updates until stow 2.2.2 in 2015, but don't worry. It's still relevant, and it won't eat your homework. I don't even know what these 2.x versions are about. You still just <code>stow mything</code>, <code>stow -R mything</code> and <code>stow -D mything</code> like you always did.</p>
<p>If stow is too limiting to you, listen to <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2198">hpr2198 :: How awesome is Guix and why will it take over the world</a> about its big brother, which has all of the advantages of stow except radical simplicity, and none of the drawbacks.</p>
<p>For a shorter and more practical episode on Guix, see <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2308">hpr2308 :: Everyday package operations in Guix</a>.</p>
