Yes, because of the need to run newer distros of Linux on ARM there's a bit of collateral damage from a package version standpoint. The newer releases have later versions of a lot of components and in general are better for performance, security, stability, and functionality. But some software hasn't caught up - and some are stuck in the past (example: anything that's using python2 today should be considered abandonware since the python authors have been saying for years to get off of it).