This is not recommended. It's a specific tool for a specific purpose. I seem to recall a while back that it even had some default security options disabled on the system to allow for all the crazy stuff it does. It's not meant to be a replacement for a Linux Mint or Ubuntu desktop system.
Run it on a second laptop, on a USB stick, or in a virtual machine (that you cede access to the networking hardware).
Run it on a second laptop, on a USB stick, or in a virtual machine (that you cede access to the networking hardware).