Redshift is awful. I have installed Mint a few times and it is awful.
I honestly never needed redshift so have no clue how well it works. Sounds like you have specific special needs most would not. Too bad you judge all of Linux based on that one personal special need.
“I have installed Mint a few times and it is awful.”
Obviously not recently or you didn’t take time to understand it. Because it is the best Linux OS out there right now. It is almost Win 7 in function. It is not awful if I have not had to update or repair this Mint install for almost eight years now.