Which Linux Distro on what box with what specs. I've never been able to make an install fail.
The Linux issue is behind me. One was a LINUX MINT edition, UBUNTU and I cannot remember the third. Each was painstakingly researched tailored to the device, ISO’s downloaded and checked for error before installation. System lock-up and failure to function were the results. Enough of that. That I tried three times is evidence of both insanity and dogged determination to find a workable, I repeat, workable, replacement for MS. I dealt with alterations to AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS with Windows to make things run. My days of playing that game are over. An operating system should install and run as expected with peripheral support built in. Something both MS and APPLE have managed to accomplish overall. The purpose of computing is to accomplish getting the work done not tweaking the system to accommodate basic function(s). For the average user that is the core of the issue.