Ckeditor package for laravel 4 is here
That package looks like it makes it easy to be downloaded to the vendor directory. You'd the publish the asserts and still what was mentioned above.
I have no idea If that package stays current with the original source or not. Also, I don't see thy much difference between that package and following the instructions on the Ckeditor site.
For a trial, make a view (template) like you normally would and then follow the instructions on the Ckeditor site. It should work with no problems. The biggest issue is just cleaning up paths and such.