I installed several months ArchLinux and I customized with all the applications that I need. I have also installed Ubuntu minimal doing the same job. I have two distros fast, lightweight and portable. Then I PCLinuxOS, Mint Debian Cinnamon, MandrivaLX, and others like UbuntuGnome and LDXE, but none of the distributions are traveling as those installed from scratch as Arch and Ubuntu minimal. I recommend everyone to install ArchLinux and Ubuntu Minimal, since the satisfaction of getting a system just has no equal.