Good work. Post here if you run into problems. Lot's of people here are using Linux for a lot of different things.

You are going to find that most things "just work" almost to a surprising degree.

I hope you find this computer to be a great daily driver!

You probably have libre office already, but that will be your word processor, spreadsheet, etc.

If you need games try Steam which has a big selection of games for Linux.

Gimp is a full featured Photoshop alternative and is excellent.

VLC is the "everything" player for movies and music and supports podcasts too.

Tor is great, but I think poal blocks Tor, so you need a normal browser. Try Firefox ESR to be conservative, but there are heaps of options.

Evolution is a common email and calendar program.

You should be able to move in to Mint and make it work well. Welcome aboard!

I just did the same thing. I have an old Getac laptop that I was thinking of getting rid of and Linux on an ssd woke it right up. I've been using Linux in some form since 1996, and while I did learn a lot from distros like Slackware, I'm at a point where I just want the stuff to mostly just work. Mint is nice, easy to install and maintain, and if I f*ck it up, it has timeshift to bring it right back.

Have fun with it.

And it just keeps getting easier. If all you do is email and utoob there really is no learning curve at all.

I'm still happy with Linux Mint.

Installing Linux can either be a dream or a nightmare.