I've been using Manjaro for about a year now, after also getting fed up with Ubuntu. It is based on Arch, but just as easy to set up and get running as Ubuntu.

I've been using Manjaro for about a year now, after also getting fed up with Ubuntu. It is based on Arch, but just as easy to set up and get running as Ubuntu. I find its package management sane enough for my day-to-day use, and though I install packages from all over I have yet to have anything break on me. I can definitely recommend it.