Mint is good. If you have an NVIDIA graphics card (something with gtx or rtx in it’s name) I’d recommend Pop! OS for an easier time getting started.

I can understand that entirerly! If you don’t have NVIDIA, Mint shouldn't give you any trouble after install. I should have started by saying, I’m coming at this from the prospective of a blind user, so what I might consider good UX I can totally understand if you think is awful.

@fireborn thanks. I think a lot of it is just personal preference, I know docks and hand motion things are very popular with a lot of people now, I'm just old and I hate them! lol!

I hate them too. Pretty UI is usually hard to navigate UI. Animations? Slowing down the experience for asthetics. A mouse? Someone get a trap. Lol.