I have literally installed 3 or 4 versions of Linux in on 3 computers more than 30 times and it always freezes during installation or just comes up with errors after first reboot. The oldest of my 'stationary' computers is the only one that works.
These machines were all running perfectly when Ubuntu 10.04 reached end of life. This is all very strange that nothing else will run on them. Well, not reliably anyway.
After 10 years, I am not going back to Winblows. My kids have a Windoze machine for steam games but I refuse to deal with that disaster.
Not saying that hardware is not hard, but I've found that just buying a good set of tools and delving into it usually works out better than expected. (Although I'm a bit nervous every time I've put it back together to see if it actually starts)
I have literally installed 3 or 4 versions of Linux in on 3 computers more than 30 times and it always freezes during installation or just comes up with errors after first reboot. The oldest of my 'stationary' computers is the only one that works.
These machines were all running perfectly when Ubuntu 10.04 reached end of life. This is all very strange that nothing else will run on them. Well, not reliably anyway.
After 10 years, I am not going back to Winblows. My kids have a Windoze machine for steam games but I refuse to deal with that disaster.
I have had difficulties with Linux Mint too. I would like to find a work around for this UEFI if there is one besides getting an old computer.
I can't say I know enough of hardware to be confident I am not spied. I always thought hardware was the hardest part(no pun intended).
Not saying that hardware is not hard, but I've found that just buying a good set of tools and delving into it usually works out better than expected. (Although I'm a bit nervous every time I've put it back together to see if it actually starts)