Linux distro with ports/package type system?

[vayu]

On May 15, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Nikolas Britton wrote:

> I have an older 440MX based laptop that I'm fairly sure FreeBSD won't
> like, I don't want to run windows on this box... so I'm looking for a
> Linux distro that has a ports like system.
>
> I need KDE, X.org, and a 2.6 kernel installed by default... dammit...
> I don't want to #$%! with Linux, maybe I'll give FreeBSD another try
> first, anyways, thanks for the suggestions guys.
>
>


I've heard that Gentoo's package management system "Portage" is  
inspired by FreeBSDs ports, but I believe it's a bit of work to  
install and compile a working system.

I've been using Debian based Kubuntu on my laptop, and find the  
package management excellent. The installation and maintenance is  
easy.  It's my choice when I want to install and go.