Arch Linux

I wouldn't quite call Arch simple because it is probably not for most newbies who want a turnkey system. By newbie, I mean somebody that's only ever used a modern verison of Windows - in other words, they've never had to scratch the surface of computer usage. They have no idea what a partition is or even what a bootloader is for that matter. Arch's install tends to be somewhat terse by comparison but it's great for somebody comfortable with the command line and somebody having enough background knowledge. I can install Arch in a fraction of the time that it takes to install other distros.