Been a long time Windows user but with each Windows version, I hate it more. So bloated and locked in. I saw that mint is a good beginner distribution but its not supported by framework. Is Ubuntu really different from Windows with a higher learning curve?
Talk me out of wasting hours to get linux working when Windows works out-of-the-box
Mint is effectively Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using desktops other than the awful Gnome Shell. Follow Ubuntu 22.04 LTS directions and you should be fine. I’ve been using the Mint Cinnamon option for the last 5 or 6 years, perhaps a bit longer. The ‘edge’ ISO may be a bit easier to get installed and running on Framework hardware as its using a newer kernel than ‘vanilla’ Ubuntu 22.04 LTS… The ‘edge’ packages are part of Ubuntu, merely not the default installed options in the almost 2 year old 22.04.
Mint differs from Ubuntu also in using (optional) flatpaks instead of (required, proprietary) snaps for packages outside the ordinary repos.
Whether you should even attempt switching depends on what you want to do, what apps you need/want to run. If you’re extremely interested in gaming or must run Adobe apps for example - Stay with Windows. If you’ve got a good bit of experience using different systems, mostly want to browse the web, read your e-mail, use LibreOffice in place of Redmond Office, learn how to do development - Linux might be a good choice. End of the day Linux isn’t for everyone. In my own case I’ve been working with Linux, UNIX, and vaguely similar systems since I was 6 years old (in the 1980s) - While dealing with these systems is second nature to me it may be a nightmarish challenge for you as someone steeped in Wintendo OSes.