Also: Microsoft said my PC couldn't run Windows 11, but I upgraded in 5 minutes anyway - here's how. Since then, I've acquired two more PCs that have Arm-based processors instead ...
If you're looking for a minimalist Linux distribution that doesn't force specific apps on you and runs well, Synex might be the one.
Anyway, I followed the age-old procedure of creating a bootable drive ... and Artix Linux, were a lot simpler to configure, ...