have you tried the "nomodeset" or "acpi=off" command parameters?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/kernel_parameters
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
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ArchLinux is truly a distribution for Linux enthusiasts, I would recommend picking a more accessible option instead, if you're just starting out.
TBFH I've been using Linux for countless years (though mostly not on the desktop) and I still regard ArchLinux as too much hassle for my own tastes; for instance, at some point they made a switch from a certain system component to another, and users were supposed to perform the migration within a certain time frame.
Later, the automatic upgrade system (pacman) was no longer able to transition existing installs anymore, and also would render them unable to boot in the process: the install had to be transitioned manually (if you had the know how), or the system reinstalled from scratch.
Which means, if for whatever reason you had put away a machine for a few months, and then returned to it, launching a round of upgrades as usual, you would be left to your own devices.
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those three mentioned are the top 3 used in general, and being that widely used they have the highest amount of online support & guides to assist with technical issues or installation instructions.
https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
my personal favorite being mint cinnamon 18.1 x64
from my experience, the absolute easiest linux of them all (that i've used) would probably have to be suse. but it's not as widely used, so guides to install certain things maybe problematic. it's also a lot more bloaty then most other dists.
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Mint now also has an in place rolling update system (as of 17.x I think, although it may be since 18.0), I have no idea if Ubuntu does, as I haven't touched it in years.
Personally I use Mint 18.1 with Cinnamon for my gaming computer, and Mint 18.1 with XFCE for low powered machines like my netbook.
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Never tried BunsenLabs but I agree with not recommending Mint on Laptops either.
Have 3 old as hell piece of complete crap business laptops, and Linux Mint (v17 32bit with Xfce) wouldn't run worth a crap on them, but they'll run Windows 7 Professional just fine.
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Personally I've had few problems running Mint on old laptops (Cinnamon is a different story). Gaming is almost impossible thanks to the Intel GMA's horrible OpenGL support, but for general web browsing/media playback/etc it works fine for me.
I agree that Mint probably isn't the most efficient solution though. I've never used BunsenLabs, but if I really wanted to try to squeeze the most performance out of a laptop I'd probably use something like Puppy Linux. As it is my netbook isn't really that important, so I haven't put the time in to experiment with different distros on it. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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It really depends on how old of laptops we're talking about. These have an Intel Centrino Duo CPU and are designed for Windows Vista Basic. They're so old that Flash Video simply wouldn't run on Linux Mint but they run like a champ on W7.
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That's fair. I have an ~ $300 Acer I bought back in 2012 that runs latest Mint Cinnamon x64 no problem (not a speed demon but everything works). Don't recall the specs offhand but it's not a gaming rig or anything; it's an AMD but probably newer than Centrino. But yeah, going for budget processors or older than 5 years... I think I'd try Mint Lxde or maybe something even more slimmed down.
//edit: sorry... missed your previous that you had already tried Xfce... not sure which is lighter (Xfce vs Lxde) but I wouldn't think there'd be that much difference.
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Every distro can be rolling, but OSes based on frozen releases such as debian stable or ubuntu are in general not capable of doing so. You can have only better or worse results.
For example, I was NEVER able to upgrade properly from one ubuntu revision such as 14.04 to next one, such as 14.10. Every time something stopped working, OS stopped booting or there were other issues I didn't want to deal with. With Debian I never had problems updating from one stable to another stable, but I'd still not go there without proper backup - there is too high chance something will break.
If you want rolling distro, then pick rolling branch. I'm using Debian Testing all the time now, since the moment "wheezy" was testing and "squeeze" was stable, and right now they are about to release Debian Stretch and I didn't have a single problem with my setup.
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I agree entirely about not bothering without having a backup (on a mission critical computer at least). I certainly wouldn't consider even trying with a server.
Mint specifically now gives an option to update to the latest release through the update manager for 18.0, or with mintupgrade for 17.x. I was running Mint 18.0 and upgraded to 18.1 painlessly on 2 computers, prior to this though whenever I've felt the need for a more recent release though I've backed up important data and done a fresh install.
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If you want rolling distro, then pick rolling branch. I'm using Debian Testing all the time now
Wha..? all branches are "rolling" in Debian, testing is simply the branch for testing the next stable, receiving packages from unstable as they pass through QA testing.
In fact, as the release for the next stable nears, testing becomes basically indistiguishable from the next stable - OTOH as soon as stable is released, testing usually devolves into a mess.
Using testing is actually not recommended (and not very fun) for users who only want newer packages than in stable (which becomes stale with time passing) - there's backports for that.
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Debian is not rolling, stable releases are not any different than ubuntu releases - every release is frozen and receives only security updates, when there is new version popping up you jump from A immediately to F, without going through B, C, D and E as is usually done in rolling distro. The fact that debian releases are pushed to stable branch you can track does not change anything in terms of releases.
Using testing is actually not recommended (and not very fun) for users who only want newer packages than in stable (which becomes stale with time passing) - there's backports for that.
I'm testing user since 7 years if not more, I'm using testing on my server, it's more stable than ubuntu that is created from sid. Yes, it's definitely not for total newbie that doesn't know how apt even works, but it's very far from being called unstable.
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Mint now also has an in place rolling update system (as of 17.x I think, although it may be since 18.0),
Fact is, I personally don't care too much about the additions because there would be little point for me to move to a distribution that a) is a Debian derivative b) PC only c) had a pretty bad security incident not too long ago with malicious software being distributed through their official website.
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I'm not trying to say that you should, I was just pointing out that Mint also has an in place rolling update system. If you're happy with Debian then there's not really any reasons to move to a different distro. In response to your points though -
a) It is indeed a Debian derivative, I'm not sure what point this is really making though. It would surprise me if there were 0 upstream contributions from Mint to Debian
b) Is a very good reason not to use Mint if you're using an ARM device or another platform. Otherwise, not really in issue.
c) Is a valid reason to have qualms about the Mint website, not so much with the OS. Any system you run is as secure as you make it.
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Given the fact you are trying to find an answer here, I think you probably should start from some of the most popular distributions, like Ubuntu and its derivatives. Don't run into ArchLinux while you are just playing around, unless there is special needs. (But you won't ask here, right?) :P
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