dammn, I have a PII system thats fine apart from a broken PS/2 port, I can use it as long as I can use a USB keyboard during the install process. I assumed the USB.i bootdisk would allow me to do this ...

Mint is designed to be used with a mouse, but don't dismiss the keyboard out of hand.

Linux stands as a beacon of efficiency and flexibility in the world of operating systems, especially favored by developers, system administrators, and power users for its robustness and open-source ...

Hardware support under Linux is far better than it ever has been in the past. These days, most things “just work” out of the box, and you probably won’t have to compile any custom kernel modules.

The makers of the PinePhone Linux smartphone recently introduced a Convergence Pack edition designed to let you use the device as a desktop Linux computer by connecting a keyboard, mouse and display.