Suggestions for Distro

I've used Ubuntu 5.10 and liked it very much. My only real criticism is
the way that Evolution is tied so deeply into the distro - for example,
if I right-click on a file in Nautilus and choose "send to" the ONLY
email option given is Evolution, and you can't change it. I would also
like the ability to be able to install latest versions of apps - like
TBird 1.5 etc. without having to climb through hoops in order to do it.
I have tried the server install of Ubuntu and then got XFCE but I am not
sure that that sort of Windows manager is suitable for the other users
on the machine.

What I am looking for is a distro that would be very easy to install a
la Ubuntu, and install a very minimum windows manager but with a wide
range of apps available on demand.

Does a distro like that exist, and if so, any recommendations?

thanks
.

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