Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Oct 2005 13:29 UTC
"The magic in CheckInstall is that it learns everything your new app or package will add to your system, and then creates a binary installable package geared to the package manager you use, whether that be Slackware, RPM, or Debian. Optionally, it will also install the newly created package. But whether you install then or later, when the time comes that you want to remove the package from your system, all you need to do is run the appropriate command for your package manager."
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Use one of the distros which do have a very broad and up-to-date package base so you won't have to wait long (Debian or Debian-derived distros being a great example).
To clarify, I'm talking about sid packages here. Stable gives you the wide base but probably not very up-to-date, if the past is any guide. Alternatives include Ubuntu (sid based), Gentoo if you're not source-wary, Fedora's package base is getting a lot richer... blah blah blah.