I forgot to mention that the 2 yr old pc had an amd processor. Mint used to struggle with amd devices and drivers, but 19.3 did not.
I did have to make quite a few changes in bios set up so that the os could utilize eufi, but as long as you know which changes need to be made under whay confitions, its good. There’s plenty of documentation to assist.
So many people have been resistant to using linux because microsoft has been the default os for a long time. Pc’s are huilt to accomodate microsoft and acquiring information for drivers hasn’t exactly been forthcoming. With linux being the base os for android phones, doors opened to them. They aren’t a scriptkiddies dream anymore. They have to stroke a few egos along the way as a natural course of doing business. The death of Ian T. I think opened the door.