I thought I'd answer despite not being the person you asked. I run Arch because it's so bare by default, without an installer. As a power user, the fact that I

I thought I'd answer despite not being the person you asked. I run Arch because it's so bare by default, without an installer. As a power user, the fact that I know exactly how my whole system is wired together and what is there means when things go wrong or need to change, I know where to go. That and I often want to be on the bleeding edge, and the rolling release and AUR makes that super easy.