Ubuntu is the distro you want, not mint. It has FAQs and tons of support. Just type in your question and the word Ubuntu into any search engine, and you will find your answer.
Compared to anything microsoft, Ubuntu is a snap to install, and just plain works.
I like that the updates don’t require endless rebooting during shutdown and startup.
I even installed a usb bluetooth radio in about 10 min while the same hardware doesn’t work under Win7 yet after hours of screwing around.
I also use Ubuntu.
What I’d like to find is how to install a virtual Windows so I can run the expressPCB board layout, and MPLabIDE & Microcode IC programmer programs; those 3 are the only Windows programs I use.
Presently they’re on a non internet connected laptop.
Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. Every one of the FAQs and all of the support that applies to Ubuntu also applies to Linux Mint. So, you have all the benefits of Ubuntu with some 3rd party software pre-installed and some Mint-only features that many people find desirable. You lose nothing but (IMHO) an inferior desktop environment called Unity by going with Mint over Ubuntu. And even then, if you really want to punish yourself with Unity, you can install it on Mint.
That is the beauty of Linux. You don’t have to be a rabid fanboy warning people away from things you aren’t even familiar with, because in many cases, whatever you like about any particular distro can be duplicated in another.
Now, if one wanted to debate using a Debian based distro like Ubuntu/Mint over one based on Arch or Gentoo or Fedora, that is a debate that has more merit than one over whether to use Ubuntu or a distro based on it.