Today at the grocery store a sweet older lady approached me and asked if I knew anything about computers. I said yes I do, and she produced a mouse saying that her son set up Linux mint for her and she was wondering if the mouse was compatible. It needed kernel version 2.6 or newer so I said that the mouse should work, guessing mint itself was probably newer than that kernel. Happy with my answer, we chatted a little, then she thanked me and left.
It was a nice experience, so I thought I should share!
Graphics card is generally ok if it’s AMD, and Nvidia is also ok with a bit of extra with. Intel I’ve never used anything that wasn’t built in.
For wifi, Intel or Atheros cards are high chances of just working. Some other stuff can be hit or miss but I’ve found most recent USB adaptors are ok.