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>arch
Arch Linux is a crappy meme distro that is neither lightweight nor simple (in any meanings of the word). You could use Void Linux (https://voidlinux.org/) which is simple and rolling release and it has a working installer (but you have to select the LiveCD with the WM/DE you want and tell the installer to use the USB/CD as the source. then after the installation, you have to update by running: sudo xbps-install -Su)
>(((Ubuntu)))
it's a even worse distro than Arch. Also, ubuntu is probably a botnet. moreover, ubumtu is based on Debian, so there isn't any reason to use it over real Debian/Devuan.
>gentoo
>random shit
Actually Gentoo is probably the sanest distribution GNU+Linux but you have to compile everything yourself (it is 100% automated after you have done the initial configuration, but idk if you want to compile the whole OS on a laptop, ofc, you could use distcc)
However, I would keep on using Debian or Devuan tbh. Devuan is a fork of Debian that doesn't have (((SystemD))). If you like Debian/Devuan then there isn't any need to distrohop. If you need newer releases of software, you can update to testing/unstable by changing the release in /etc/apt/sources.list (change buster or stable to testing or unstable) You can use this as reference, if needed: https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#Example_sources.list You want to enable main contrib non-free components but don't add backports (unless you want to keep on using the stable release). If the backports repo in in the sources.list, you can just comment it out. After you have edited the sources.list, you need to apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade (ProTip: run the upgrade in a vconsole or use tmux)
For more information on different releases of Debian (i.e. what is testing and what is unstable?):
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-ftparchives#s-testing
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable (this link recommends using BTRFS for whatever reason, but stay the hell away from (((BTRFS)))! It will lose your data! Use ext4 instead, if you need snapshots, use LVM instead of BTRFS)
https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/