have you tried linux mint cinnamon? It’s pretty easy- Also try it from a DVD disk first- make an .ISO disk and it’ll run in memory- nothing installs- you can check it out without risk that way- you’ll just boot with the disk in a player- should bring up menu right away- good way to try it before deciding- I think you can even order a disk if you’re not sure how to make an ISO disk-
[[I have not had much luck with the current Wine version. Several programs I tried would not work at all or only part of the GUI would load.]]
Yup same here- ended up dual booting as a result-
The laptop does have Linux Mint Cinnamon.
Basic functions for general programs are okay and not much different from Windows.
I want to understand the file structure and ‘under the hood’ workings. I have used Windows for 25 years and DOS before that, so I am comfortable with them and can troubleshoot most problems.
The major problem I am having right now on Mint is getting videos to play in browsers. I have tried my cable company TV channels webpages, FoxSportsPro, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, ESPN and they return errors that I need the latest Flash. The computer info says I am already running the latest Flash. Some Youtube videos will run, but I think they rely on HTML5. I have tried Koqueror, Opera, Firefox, Firefox ESR, Sea Monkey, IE in Wine, Cromium, Chrome, and none of them will work. Some do have the video window come up, but the loading icon just spends.