Goatpig,
Thank you for your post. I removed the "armory_0.96.5_amd64_gcc7.2.deb" installation from my Linux Mint laptop setup and installed the "noasm" version you mentioned. The result is my Armory now launches correctly!!!  Thanks for the help because now I am able to stick with using Linux Mint on my laptop. In my opinion, Linux Mint is a much nicer Linux Distro compared to Ubuntu Bionic Beaver.

Can anyone in the community clarify for me the following:

How does one correctly decide if a computer is compatible with gcc7.2 or gcc4.9? In my case, my Intel486 Laptop works great with gcc4.9. However, it does not work with gcc7.2.  In contrast, my Ubuntu desktop PC works great with gcc7.2. 

Also what does the acronym "NOASM" represent? I understand GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. However, Google could not identify for me what is the meaning of "NOASM".

Thank you again to Goatpig and Carlton for the help.