There is one other thing to consider. Ubuntu has a twin brother Kubuntu. The two share the operating system, but differ in the user interface. Ubuntu uses a "clean," more Mac-like desktop. Kubuntu uses the KDE desktop, which more closely resembles the Windows desktop (start menu at the bottom left, task bar at the bottom, etc).

Ubuntu also comes in both "desktop" and "server" editions. You want the "desktop." The server is for hosting a website. The ubuntu distro (along with an increasing number of other distros) comes as a "live CD." That means if you can boot off a CD, you can try out that particular brand of Linux without installing it on your computer. It is much slower than running off a hard drive, but it lets you try the OS out without going through the hassle of installing it (and maybe uninstalling it).

That's how I learned, for example, that the Ubuntu live CD will automatically mount the partitions on your computer if you click on them, while in Kubuntu, you need to go to a console and enter the shell commands to make a path and mount the partition. (Or maybe do something simpler that I haven't been able to guess. )

Sorry bout that. I'm not being rude but I only "mention", I didn't even talk about how to do it or where to get it. I believe by googling a few words, you can get even more info that what I previously posted. My intention is just to share my experience.

Really sorry yordan.

No problem. However, you must know something. If a stupid guy does something stupid (like googling for doing forbidden things) this guy is guilty.
If you push him to do something stupid, YOU are guilty as well.