Looking for a Linux distribution
 

Hello I'm looking for a binary Linux distribution which provides a stable base system (optional: X), and for the others software and libraries, the latest versions.
No pkgsrc please.
No debian + backports please.

Thank you.

Slackware or the variants. Gentoo or the variants.

Slackware hasn't dependencies checking, and two distributions : current and stable. So it's not why I expect.
Gentoo is much more like I would, but it's a source distribution.

Have a look at VectorLinux or Arch and for the Gentoo side of things, SabayonLinux.

That said, every distro can be installed without X - look at CentOS or Fedora or Mandriva.

What do you need the OS for - desktop or server use?

Desktop.

I didn't explain very well.
I'd like a stable base system (kernel, libc, gcc, bash, ...): that means not upgraded often. Like in Slackware 12.0
X could be either stable or upgrading often (I'd rather stable).
But for the others apps (for instance: gtk and firefox), the latest versions (like with Slackware current) _but_ built with the stable base system.

Do you see what I'd like?

Okay... so what's wrong with Debian backports? I can't think of any such distro off the top of my head, normally they are all in or all out, no halfway houses.

I'm using debian and backports could be great but:
- it' not official
- main reason: packages are too outdated. Packages must go in testing before going to backports. Ok, but there is still firefox 2.0.0.3 in testing, the last is 2.0.0.5 ...

How about U/K/X/buntu? It's a Debian derivative, pretty up to date, stable and they don't upgrade the major parts between releases. Apart from security patches, etc.

Ubuntu uses the same development model than debian, except than release time is shorter.
I watched all distributions in distrowatch, I found none that fit my wish.