OK, once again... “just install Linux” Please try Mint 18.3 Cinnamon and upgrade the Kernel. But Kubuntu is worth trying out. It is the one I have not tried yet. Haven’t needed to go shopping yet. :)
https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=246
The James Madison University mirror has been a proven stable download. Helps that they do not compress it, it is raw and uncompressed but will take just a little longer to download.
Once again, using a OS (and I tried 18.3, since I already had that one downloaded) that does not even show detection of any of 3 USB adapters means there is no Internet connection to upgrade the kernel unless I borrow one that works, but there is no assurance that is going to solve the issue, while Kubuntu shows the most promise, and I like its device manager and degree of options better.