Re: PICCORO's and Luke's comments
In general I agree with both of them, but... The improvements and fixes, that they and others want (me too), are beyond the resources that are currently available. As technology improves (or maybe I should say "keeps changing") the problems with TDE will get worse. Continuing to Kludge things, just to get around new software conflicts and other changes--yet still keep TDE working--can only last so long and go so far.
I personally want to keep TDE on my computer until I die, and that is looking more difficult everyday. My solution, which I suggest the TDE staff looks into, is using containers, like Docker, to encapsulate TDE with all the software that it needs to function correctly. When you do that, upgrading software outside the container, does not alter what happens inside the container, which cures all of the issues like installing a newer version of GTK or QT trashing TDE. When you use containers, you no longer need to create individual versions or packages of TDE for every Distro.
This fall I plan on creating my own TDE container that will sit on top of Devuan. If all works well I will share that TDE container as well as the complete TDE/Devuan setup, with anyone that wants it.
Keith