Does it get better?

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>Not very tech orientated
>Have old laptop collecting dust unused for months
>'Why not install linux and learn something neat?'
>dl ubuntu onto laptop
>Can't just install it from windows have to rufus a usb hd.
>Laptop not recognizing usb for boot
>Try every usb port, try everything I can with help from online forums(mainly messing around in bios), Try reformating the usb hd over and over and try different distros.
>3 hours of reading shit I don't understand later I discover my usb hd is shit and can't into booting for some reason and had to go buy a new one
>install ubuntu, built in wifi not working.
>backtoforums.jpg
>20minutes later -TurnItOnAndOffAgainWhilstHoldingWifiButton.jpg
>successful install

>Screen starts flickering
>Screen reaches epileptic levels of flickering and is literally giving me a headache using it. Won't stop.
>Google and find issue on forums
>Have to create and change .conf files apparently
>Watching yt video on dummies guide to terminal commands on windows laptop whilst trying to copy and learn the commands on linux epilepsy
>About an hour and a half in the video gets to the command to create a file 'touch'
>create file
>Spend 10 minutes googling how to edit it. 'gedit'
>edit the files
>Screen still flickering
>Restart and Pray for change
>Display is dead and terminal comes up but can't open files with it because - display is dead.
>Spent the last hour doing a reinstall
>Screen still flickering

Wat the fuck lads..

tl:dr
Spent the whole night getting slapped around by linux, does it get better?