"What I'd really like to see is a Linux distro that managed applications the way OSX does - every program is contained in its own directory." That exists, it's

"What I'd really like to see is a Linux distro that managed applications the way OSX does - every program is contained in its own directory." That exists, it's called Gobo Linux. I've never touched it, but you can give it a try: http://www.gobolinux.org/ http://www.gobolinux.org/