1/7: Is the “Netlify archive” and the most downloaded option. I’m not sure why the “script kids” choose the tar.gz variant over deb, but so be it.
In my opinion, these files are interesting when the binary is placed in the Hugo directory. Not even need to configure the PATH. This is a portable installation, for example on a USB stick. (And basically the version of Hugo doesn’t even need to change anymore, as long as it works).
NB: It also means that a Windows developer can easily add a Linux binary in this directory…